Even after a change at the top, it was the same result for Penn State , which suffered its fourth straight loss Saturday.
After firing James Franklin earlier in the week, the Nittany Lions, playing their first game under interim coach Terry Smith, blew a fourth-quarter lead against Iowa to lose 25-24 and fall to 3-4 (0-4 Big Ten).
And a visit to No. 1 Ohio State is next on the schedule, after a bye week.
Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski rushed for a career-high 130 yards and two touchdowns, and Kaden Wetjen scored the go-ahead touchdown on an 8-yard run with 3:54 remaining in the game for the Hawkeyes (5-2, 3-1).
The Nittany Lions' four-game losing streak is tied for the longest in AP poll history by a team that was ranked top-2 in the first poll of the season. The previou