A Penn State team in turmoil rolls into Iowa City and Kinnick Stadium for a Week 8 college football showdown. It’ll be the first game since the Nittany Lions fired longtime head coach James Franklin.

Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz met with the media Oct. 14 to dissect the matchup, the state of the Hawkeyes and more.

Here's what stood out.

Kirk Ferentz on James Franklin’s firing

“It’s just a sign of the times,” Ferentz said. “It’s the world we’re living in right now. It’s unfortunate in a lot of ways, I think. But it’s just the world we’re living in. It’s not going to change. Well, it is going to change. It’s going to keep getting more aggressive. So, me personally, just think we live in reactionary times. And I understand that. I’m not being accusatory or judgmental at all, but

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