Five Things to Watch For: Penn State vs Iowa | Can The Defense Get OFF The Field?
Five Things to Watch For: Penn State vs Iowa | Can The Defense Get OFF The Field?  
Podcast: BWI Live: A Penn State football podcast from Blue White Illustrated
Published On: Fri Oct 17 2025
Description: Subscribe to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3KzEcqKCheck out the site too! - https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/Get 20% off and free shipping at Fanatics with our affiliate link: https://fanatics.93n6tx.net/OeZg2zUse Code PSU20 to get 20 percent off Rhoback’s Gameday Collection: https://rhoback.com/collections/pennsylvania-state-university-licensed-collectionWant breaking news like this delivered straight to your inbox for FREE? Sign up today for the BWI breaking newsletter! You’ll also get daily updates with the top headlines of the day five times a week. Click here to sign-up! https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/newsletter/join/Each week, we outline five different aspects of the upcoming game between Penn State and its next opponent. This week, the team travels to Iowa without former head coach James Franklin and starting quarterback Drew Allar, whose career ended with a broken ankle against Northwestern. With so much change, what are the five things to watch for? Luckily, Iowa is an incredibly consistent team and provides a clear roadmap of how this game can play out. From there, we'll paint in the details for the Penn State side of things. 5) What does effort mean to interim Penn State coach Terry Smith? 4) Iowa's offensive line is exactly what you think 3) More dink and dunk conversions for Penn State's beleaguered defense2) To blitz or not blitz1) Ethan Grunkemeyer's Debut for Penn State#PennState  #NittanyLions  JOIN Blue White Illustrated: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/join/?plan=annualSUBSCRIBE to Blue White Illustrated on YouTube and enable alerts - new highlights and videos uploaded regularly: https://www.youtube.com/c/bluewhiteillustratedvideo?sub_confirmationBookmark our homepage: https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/Subscribe to BWI Magazine and Newsletters:  https://bluewhiteonline.com Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/BlueWhiteIllustrated/Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/PennStateOn3Five Things to Watch For:  Penn State vs Iowa | Can Ethan Grunkemeyer shock the world? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.