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Penn State Football Team’s Report Card vs. Iowa
Penn State's new quarterbacks faced turnovers and injuries in a 25-24 loss to Iowa, despite a strong 145-yard rushing game by Allen, coach said improvements are needed.
- Saturday night at Kinnick Stadium, Penn State Nittany Lions lost 25-24 as redshirt freshman quarterback Ethan Grunkemeyer withstood a sellout crowd and held his own.
- After Drew Allar's season-ending leg injury last week, interim coach Terry Smith started Ethan Grunkemeyer and used Iowa native Jaxon Smolik to vary looks.
- Redshirt freshman Ethan Grunkemeyer completed 15-of-28 passes for 93 yards and threw two interceptions in the second quarter.
- Cam Wallace muffed a kickoff and Penn State special teams fumbled returns for the second straight week, costing field position.
- Iowa rushed for 245 yards, including 130 by quarterback Mark Gronowski, exposing weaknesses in the Penn State front four as receivers combined for 11 catches for 86 yards.
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Penn State Notebook: Ethan Grunkemeyer earns passing grades in debut as starter
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Ethan Grunkemeyer couldn’t have picked a more difficult venue to make the first start of his Penn State career than Kinnick Stadium. Grunkemeyer withstood the sellout crowd and held his own against Iowa’s sturdy defense in the Nittany Lions’ 25-24 loss Saturday night. “I thought Ethan played a pretty solid game,” interim Penn State coach Terry Smith said. “I thought he managed the line of scrimmage and the calls at the line of …
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