Altoonas wager on PSU-Iowa; Lions defense can be 100% trusted: Newsstand

The countdown is on to Penn State-Iowa, and a pair of cities with the same name in each state have placed a wager on the contest with local spice.

According to USA Today, officials from Altoona, Pa., will send their counterparts in Altoona, Iowa Mallo Cups if the Hawkeyes win. If the Lions pull it out, then a box of steaks from The Big Steer Restaurant and Lounge is coming to the Keystone State. More details can be found below.

In other news, today's top tweets and headlines about the Nittany Lions and college football also have praise for the PSU defense, a look at the Iowa depth chart, and more.

Let's open the newsstand for Oct. 5.

We'll start with Big Ten honors for Jordan Stout, who was picked as the conference's co-specialist of the week after another fine performance in the win over Indiana that included a 50-yard field goal.

Here's what Penn State's pregame entrance looked like for the Indiana game from field level.

Found this note from an Iowa beat writer interesting: The Hawkeyes' top two receivers so far are not actually receivers.

There's still not much in the way of an update on Joe Moorhead, who missed Oregon's loss to Stanford for an undisclosed health reason. This is the latest as of Monday night.

For the gambling crowd, this is an all-time way to lose a spread bet.

Altoona vs. Altoona: Iowa, Pennsylvania cities place bets on Saturday's Hawkeyes-Penn State football game: USA Today

Week 6 Recap: Abdul Carter totals 17 tackles in win over St. Joseph's Prep: Snyder, BWI

Iowa Football: Hawkeyes Release Depth Chart for Showdown with Penn State: SB Nation

Previewing PSU's October checklist: Big games, bye week recruiting, more: Pickel, BWI

Which college football teams and players have earned our trust through five weeks: Connelly, ESPN

From Hawkeyes loss, Nittany Lions can draw on fortitude: Final thoughts: Bauer, BWI

Beating a Top-5 Team is Difficult. Just Ask Penn State: Wogenrich, SI

Musings: Iowa's offense, Clifford's mobility, tight ends and more: Eckert, BWI

Big Ten showdown: No. 4 Penn State visits No. 3 Iowa, a turnover-creating machine: Juliano, Philadelphia Inquirer

“They’re just always on their game in recruiting. They’re always trying to show me why Penn State is best for me. I can definitely say that Penn State is one of my top schools, and they’re doing a great job recruiting all of these guys, including me.”

--Pa. 2023 LB Phil Picciotti on how the Nittany Lions are recruiting him.

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