Today’s Penn State football headlines feature ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit’s thoughts on the Lions following their first loss, plus thoughts from StateCollege.com’s Ben Jones on Iowa fans booing injuries at Kinnick Stadium.
Herbstreit was asked this week for the team he thought was the best in the Big Ten after six full weeks of the football season. Iowa carries the highest national rankings at No. 2 and has a win over the Nittany Lions, but Herbstreit said he still believes Penn State could be the Big Ten’s best.
The Lions held a 17-3 lead over the Hawkeyes in the second quarter that slipped away when Sean Clifford was injured and the offense stalled out.
Jones weighed in with a column on the ongoing disagreement between Penn State fans and Iowa fans (and coaches) about the suspicion of fake Lions injuries last Saturday. Jones is quick to point out that Hawkeyes fans also booed when the ball fell off the tee on kickoffs, and they booed early in the game -- perhaps before reasonable suspicion could be raised -- when defensive tackle P.J. Mustipher suffered an injury that ultimately ended his night.
James Franklin also spent five-plus minutes Wednesday night reading prepared remarks on the fake injury madness.
Those headlines and more highlight today’s Penn State football news roundup:
Penn State’s James Franklin responds to Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, Hawkeyes fans on Nittany Lions injuries: Gallen [PennLive]
Penn State defensive tackle PJ Mustipher out for season with injury: Gallen [PennLive]
No update on Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford’s status, James Franklin says: Gallen [PennLive]
Iowa shouldn’t blame Nittany Lion injuries for slow and boring offense: Jones [StateCollege.com]
Even after Iowa loss, Kirk Herbstreit believes Penn State may be Big Ten’s best team: Buhler [FanSided]
No. 7 Penn State hoping to get backup QB Roberson going: Johnson [Associated Press]
Kirk Ferentz: Iowa Hawkeyes have target on their back after win over Penn State: Kosko [247Sports]
State College named nation’s best college football town by ESPN fans: DeAngelis [Onward State]
FTB Film Study: Penn State offense shines then sputters vs. Iowa [For The Blogy]
Penn State bye week report card grades: Defense: staff [Roar Lions Roar]
Penn State defensive tackle PJ Mustipher named Rotary Lombardi semifinals: Polak [Roar Lions Roar]
34 random thoughts on Penn State’s stumbles against Iowa: Collyer [Black Shoe Diaries]
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How Penn State pursued James Franklin from Vanderbilt: ‘It was not your typical football search’: Snyder [The Athletic]
How have Penn State’s offensive players graded out on PFF this season?: Snyder [Blue-White Illustrated]
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