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The showdown turned into a beat down with top-ranked Penn State posting a 32-3 dual win over No. 4 Iowa Friday night. It was the Hawkeyes’ worst loss at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Ferrari and fourth-ranked Iowa will face a tough test Friday against No. 1 Penn State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, beginning at 6 p.m. The Nittany Lions (7-0, 1-0 Big Ten) own an NCAA record 78-dual win streak and has won four straight against the Hawkeyes (8-2, 1-0).

Iowa Coach Tom Brands announced Tuesday that former 197-pounder starter Massoma Endene is no longer part of the Hawkeyes’ roster. The news comes the same week No. 4 Iowa hosts No. 1 Penn State Friday.

See photos as the Iowa Hawkeyes hosted the Penn State Nittany Lions for a Big Ten Conference college football game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City.

Penn State fired head football coach James Franklin on Sunday after the Nittany Lions lost their third game in a row, at home to Northwestern. With that and starting quarterback Drew Allar declared done for the season with an injury, it’s anyone’s guess how PSU will react for its game Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium against the Iowa Hawkeyes.

"Inside the Lions" beat writer Audrey Snyder joins Madison Hricik in this weeks Hawk Off the Press Podcast ahead of the Penn State Nittany Lions traveling to Kinnick Stadium to face the Iowa Hawkeyes Saturday, October 18, 2025.

Here are a few things of what Iowa football can do to take down Penn State in a sold-out Kinnick Stadium Saturday night.

Nittany Lions lost to Northwestern at home on Saturday and play at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City this weekend

The Big Ten Conference has released the conferencve dual schedule. University of Iowa hosts Wisconsin, Penn State, Minnesota and Michigan in duals for the 2025-26 men’s wrestling season.

Penn State has extremely high preseason expectations after a 13-win season in 2024 that ended in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Here is what the Hawkeyes need to do to be more competitive than in their last matchup against Drew Allar and the Nittany Lions.

For the second straight year, second-ranked Iowa did not crown a champion at the Big Ten Wrestling Championships on Sunday at Northwestern’s Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Hawkeye trio of Drake Ayala, Michael Caliendo and Stephen Buchanan all earned runner-up finishes in their first conference finals and Iowa toted home a third-place finish.

Ogden column: Nittany Lions are at the head of the class right now, but future looking bright for Hawkeyes

University of Iowa men’s wrestling suffered an up-and-down weekend, rebounding from a loss to Penn State with a win at Maryland. Iowa women’s wrestling crown five champions at Grand View Open. UNI overcame travel woes and West Virginia. Upper Iowa clinches GLVC dual title in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.

The second-ranked Hawkeyes received wins from Drake Ayala and Stephen Buchanan but the No. 1 Nittany Lions dominated the rest of the dual for a 30-8 victory Friday night at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pa.

Iowa and Penn State have split two previous No. 1 vs. No. 2 meetings. Some newer Hawkeyes will get their first taste of the rivalry Friday in State College, Pa.