D-Feated! White out, blot out for 4-0 Hawkeyes

This was a game that only a defensive coordinator could love.

Iowa's Norm Parker, crusty 67-year-old fireplug of a defensive coordinator, loved it a little more Saturday night.

You had your sacks, interceptions and generally offensive stats coming out of both offenses. In the end, Iowa defensive end Adrian Clayborn provided the offense for the Hawkeyes (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) in their 21-10 victory at Penn State, Iowa's fourth victory at Beaver Stadium under Coach Kirk Ferentz.

The 6-3, 282-pound junior ripped past Nick Sukay, blocked Jeremy Boone's punt and scooped it and scored it, covering 53 yards to give the Hawkeyes an 11-10 lead with 12:21 left in the game.

On Penn State's next drive, running back Evan Royster tipped a Daryll Clark pass into the air and into linebacker Pat Angerer's arms. Angerer returned the ball 38 yards to Penn State's 24.

Three plays later, running back Adam Robinson broke two tackles, kept his legs churning and scored from 13 yards for an 18 -10 lead with 8:32 left in the game.

"I don't know if I've ever seen a play like Adrian made," Ferentz said on ABC after the game. "That was just a thing of beauty."

It rained all night in State College. Iowa brought the lighting. Four defensive strikes and the Hawkeyes blotted out the "White Out."

Safety Tyler Sash caught Royster from behind, poked out the football and defensive tackle Karl Klug recovered, halting a PSU drive with 8:16 left that had reached Iowa's 25.

Then, on PSU's last gasp, Klug batted a Clark pass into the air and into linebacker A.J. Edds' arms.

That gave Iowa first down at PSU's 39 and Beaver Stadium started bleeding white.

The "White Out" was blotted out.

Robinson and freshman Brandon Wegher combined for nearly 170 rushing yards and the Hawkeyes' ownership of No. 5 Penn State (3-1, 0-1) continued.

Penn State talked openly about revenge. The Lions will have four turnovers (three picks and a fumble) to think about next year's shot at revenge.

Until the defense rode in and without question saved the day, the theme of the night was incomplete. Iowa was an incomplete football team. Drops, penalties and a missed field goal nearly added up to missed opportunity to blot out the "White Out."

And coincidence said "hello" with 8 seconds left when kicker Daniel Murray put away Penn State with a ... wait for it ... 31-yard field goal, sealing Iowa's 21-10 victory.

Less than two minutes into the game, Clark showed he planned to back up the semi-guarantee he made in Paternoville on Thursday night.

One play, 79 yards, 11 seconds. PSU went up 7-0 on Clark's 79-yard TD to wide receiver Chaz Powell, who just ran a streak past Iowa cornerback Amari Spievey. Clearly, Spievey got caught looking in the backfield.

It was a well-scouted play. PSU coaches knew Spievey would bite and they popped it on play No. 1. And, it charged the "White Out" crowd of 109,316.

The last play was made on Penn State's sideline. Angerer took his helmet off and shook hands with Coach Joe Paterno.

Iowa's eight-game winning streak is now tied for second-longest in the country, behind defending national champion Florida. Iowa's defense hasn't allowed a rushing TD in 29 quarters.

Iowa countered with a 28-yard run from freshman running back Brandon Wegher, who took it to PSU's 40. But then it just got weird for the Hawkeyes.

Quarterback Ricky Stanzi put a pass just over a linebacker, who must've shaded wide receiver Colin Sandeman's view. Sandeman was late reacting and batted the ball down. He then kicked the ball in the air, where hero back Nick Sukay picked it out of the air for first down at PSU's 21.

So in the first four minutes, Iowa's defense gave up the longest play of the season and kicked an interception to Penn State.

As far as omens go, that's a raven flying into your living room and stealing the remote.

The Nittany Lions took the interception and jogged down field on Iowa's defense, going 20 plays, 68 yards and chowing down 10:17 of clock before settling on Colin Wagner's 28-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead with 52 seconds in the first quarter.

Twenty plays, 10:17 and a 10-0 PSU lead. That's some big bro, little bro stuff.

Meanwhile, at that point, Iowa's offense ran seven plays. Iowa's defense in the first half was its best offense.

After Iowa was forced to punt at PSU's 40, punter Ryan Donahue booted a 34-yarder that pinned PSU at its 6. The Lions went false start, tackle for loss by defensive end Broderick Binns, sack by Binns on Clark in the end zone and pulled within 10-2 with 11:47 left in the first half.

Binns, who had 1.5 sacks in the first half, whipped right tackle DeOn'tae Pannell and caused the fumble. Guard Johnnie Troutman recovered and it was 10-2. Before the first half was over, Nerraw McCormack replaced Pannell.

Otherwise, Iowa's offense did nothing and, believe it or not, the first-half struggles didn't belong to Stanzi. Iowa receivers dropped four passes, including two from WR Derrell Johnson-Koulianos.

The drops, of course, turned into empty downs and ruined any tempo the Hawkeyes tried to get going, finishing the half 2 of 9 on third down.

Murray, the most wanted man in eastern Pennsylvania, went 1 of 2 in field goals, hitting from 41 and going wide right from 42 near the end of the first half.

After the first play, Penn State had just 25 yards passing and was held to minus-6 yards in the second quarter.

Stanzi finished 9 of 22 for 114 and the kick pick. Clark was 6 of 12 for 104 and a TD.

For the first half, Clark was good on his 4-0 promise. The second half, Iowa's defense burned it all to the ground.

Revenge will have to wait.