Penn State takes its first official step into the post-James Franklin Era with a Saturday night road trip to Iowa to battle the Hawkeyes.

The Penn State Nittany Lions and the Iowa Hawkeyes meet on Saturday in a Big Ten matchup that will be televised nationally. The game will feature a Penn State team on a three-game losing streak, who just head coach James Franklin. It'll also feature an Iowa team hanging in the Big Ten championship race.

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Franklin discussed Penn State’s decision to fire him last Sunday, whether he was treated fairly, what his next step in coach will be, and more with ESPN’s Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Nick Saban, Desmond Howard and Pat McAfee during an appearance in Athens, Ga.

The former Penn State head coach is a very polarizing figure in college football. His QB1certainly had his back.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Former Penn State football coach James Franklin said Saturday that he was shocked about his firing and described it as “surreal.”

Iowa will need a first down to officially end this game because Penn State has two timeouts to go, but the Hawkeyes are in charge with 1:14 to play. A huge running play by Gronowski went for 67 yards.

Penn State and Iowa meet on Saturday for the 33rd time and first since the Nittany Lions’ 31-0 shutout victory in the 2023 White Out game at Beaver Stadium. It’s also Penn State’s first game without head coach James Franklin since 2014, so it’s difficult to know what to expect.