Penn State fell to 3-4 -- and 0-4 in the Big Ten -- after blowing a late lead against Iowa in interim coach Terry Smith's first game since replacing James Franklin.

With Saturday's loss to Iowa, Penn State fell under .500 for the first time since 2021, the same year it last lost four straight games.

It’s a new era for Penn State football, and it begins at 7:08 p.m. Saturday in Iowa City. The Nittany Lions (3-3) will take on Iowa (4-2) on Peacock from Kinnick Stadium. Led by interim head coach Terry Smith after James Franklin’s firing,

Smith, who has served as the team's defensive recruiting coordinator since 2014, said he personally recruited three-fourths of the current roster. Now his job is keeping players from leaving.

Penn State shocked the college football world this week when it parted ways with long-time head coach James Franklin, who had been with the program since 2014. Franklin led the Nittany Lions to a 104-45 (64-36) record over 12 seasons,

STATE COLLEGE — With the James Franklin era at Penn State coming to a stunning end this weekend, it overshadowed the end of another lengthy and significant era for the Nittany Lions: the Drew Allar era.

Penn State's firing of coach James Franklin was a move that reverberated throughout college football, and championship coaches Nick Saban and Ryan Day are the latest to react. The Nittany Lions, who owe Franklin a hefty buyout,