IOWA CITY — When the head coach has been at the same school for 27 years, it’s pretty easy to connect some historical parallels … and to try to draw lessons for what can be expected in the future.

So, when thinking about Iowa football 's gutting 20-15 loss to Indiana on Sept. 27 at Kinnick Stadium, another game sprung to mind.

My thoughts went back eight years, to another September game at Kinnick in which the Hawkeyes surprisingly went toe-to-toe with a Big Ten Conference heavyweight.

Remember Sept. 23, 2017? Penn State, the defending Big Ten champion led by Trace McSorley and Saquon Barkley, came to town as a 13½-point favorite and expected to dominate the 3-0 Hawkeyes.

But Kirk Ferentz’s plucky squad with a lot of new pieces had other plans. Josey Jewell's interception and Nate St

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