Welcome to Penn State football’s first top-five regular-season matchup of this century.

No. 4 Penn State football (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) is set to take on No. 3 Iowa (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) in a marquee conference showdown. It’s safe to say major Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff implications will be on the line at Kinnick Stadium.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the Nittany Lions’ biggest game of the year up to this point.

Television

The game is set to kick off at 4 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on FOX. Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt will be on the call, while Jenny Taft will provide additional reporting from the sideline.

Radio

Penn State Sports Network — Steve Jones, Jack Ham, and Brian Tripp
Local: 99.5 & 103.7 FM/1450 AM, Sirius/XM/Internet: 83/195/957

Weather

It’ll be in the low 80s at kickoff time in Iowa City, according to Accuweather. Don’t expect any rain to fall during the game, but look out for wind gusts up to 24 mph. Humidity will be a slight 52% at game time.

Last Meeting

Things got ugly last time these two teams squared off. Will Levis started in place of a struggling Sean Clifford, but he was eventually replaced by Clifford en route to a 41-21 defeat. Penn State’s running backs combined for 16 yards.

The Nittany Lions hold a 17-13 edge over Iowa in the all-time series. James Franklin is 4-1 against the Hawkeyes.

Injuries/Suspensions

Since Penn State typically only reports season-ending injuries, we only know that defensive linemen Adisa Isaac and Hakeem Beamon will miss Saturday’s matchup. Isaac sustained an injury over the offseason and likely won’t be healthy during the 2021 season, while James Franklin announced that Beamon will be unavailable all year.

Regarding the coronavirus, we won’t know until kickoff if anyone has tested positive.

Betting Lines

Iowa is a 1.5-point favorite in this one, according to Oddsshark. The over/under is set at 41 points and both teams are 4-1 against the spread this season.

Media Coverage

Onward State will have you covered throughout today’s game. You can find big plays, photos, analysis, and more on our main @OnwardState Twitter account and Facebook page, and we’ll also provide play-by-play commentary from @OnwardStSports.

Football writers Gabe Angieri (@gabeangieri), Ryan Parsons (@rjparsons9), and Will Pegler (@gritdude) will have you covered from inside of Kinnick Stadium.

Photographer Samuel Brungo (@samuelbrungo) will provide visual updates from the field as well.

Onward State

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• Penn State Football’s Post-Indiana Report Card
• Penn State Opens As Slight Betting Underdog Against Iowa
• Jordan Stout Earns Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player Of The Week Honors
• KCF Technologies’ Roar Tracker Measures The Intensity Of Penn State Football
• Analyzing Post-Indiana Reactions For Penn State Football
• Taking Stock Of Penn State Football’s Brutal Schedule Ahead Of Trip To Iowa
• Penn State Football’s Top-Five Matchup History By The Numbers
• A Brief Look At Penn State’s Past Visits To Kinnick Stadium
• Sean Clifford Added To 2021 Maxwell Award Watch List
• An Ode To A Much-Needed Away Game Weekend
• Turnover Battle ‘Critical’ Factor For Penn State Against No. 3 Iowa
• Staff Predictions: No. 4 Penn State vs. No. 3 Iowa
• Penn State Trying To ‘Complete The Puzzle’ In Run Game Ahead Of Iowa Showdown
• Previewing The Enemy: Iowa Hawkeyes
• The Official Penn State-Iowa Drinking Game