BWI Live: Penn State bye week update | Iowa recap

The Penn State football team lost its fourth-straight game in a row on Saturday. Despite a renewed effort from the team, they fell to Iowa at Kinnick Stadium 25-24. On today’s BWI Live Show, we’re discussing the game, what new things we saw from the team, and what we should take away from the loss. We’ll also update you on the team’s bye week plans as they transition into the second half of the 2025 season. Finally, we’ll briefly update you on the coaching search that now enters its second week.

Join the show today at 10 a.m. on YouTube to be part of the weekly discussion! Put your thoughts in the live chat during the show, and we’ll talk to you throughout the program. If you can’t catch the show live, you can always check out the show on replay on the site, here in this article, or anywhere you get your podcasts. Subscribe right now so you never miss our content during this unprecedented change in the team’s football program!

Penn State coaching search update: More teams enter the mix for candidates

Penn State isn’t the only program that has fired its head coach this cycle. They will compete with other schools that have moved on from coaches this year for the next great candidate. So, where does Penn State stand in the list of openings that are currently on the market? We’ll give you the latest opinions from national media, plus we’ll discuss which programs could leapfrog Penn State for the top candidates this year.

Of course, we’ll give a preview of the information our reporters are gathering on the latest coaching hot board this week. To get full access to that information, join Blue White Illustrated right now for just one dollar. You’ll get access for a week before joining for a year at full price.

Iowa game recap

Next, we’ll discuss the team’s plans for the upcoming bye week, including the team’s practice schedule and recruiting plans. What can the current staff say or do to keep players in the program? How can they begin to attract talent to the roster without the next coach in place? We’ll briefly touch on those topics.

Finally, we’ll end the show by discussing Saturday’s game. We’ll review the Penn State offensive and defensive performances to discuss what the team did to try to get a win against Iowa. We’ll review Ethan Grunkemeyer’s debut, the wrinkles the team added, and if the plan has sustainability and life to it.

Join the show at 10 a.m. for all of that, plus your questions!