Iowa-Penn State is here, and Iowa is not favored to win! If you scroll the internet for predictions, the Nittany Lions are near-unanimously projected to defeat the Hawkeyes.
Look, we get it. Penn State is probably the better team. The rankings say they are the better team. They have looked more impressive three games into the season than the Hawkeyes, though both are undefeated.
On paper, this should be a big victory for Penn State. They are playing in front of their home crowd, in the White Out game no less, and are the favorite. They have a dominant offense and Iowa certainly doesn’t.
Football is not played on paper, though. Each game is an individual battle, and every team has a chance to win. Though the underdog, do not count the Hawkeyes out in this one. There is a pathway to victory for Kirk Ferentz’s squad, and it starts with these five keys.