Iowa’s defense came up with two second-half safeties, and the Hawkeyes opened the season with a 7-3 win over South Dakota State on Saturday.

Spencer Petras threw a 44-yard touchdown pass to Nico Ragaini to complete No. 3 Iowa’s comeback from a two-touchdown deficit, No. 4 Penn State’s offense did next to nothing after quarterback Sean Clifford was knocked out of the game and the Hawkeyes held on for a bruising 23-20 victory Saturday.

Instead of being content to play for overtime against border rival Nebraska, coach Kirk Ferentz went for the win Friday. 19 Iowa a 27-24 victory over Nebraska that leaves the Cornhuskers out of the postseason for a third consecutive season. You’ve got to be hungry and not scared.”After the ball went through, holder Colten Rastetter and Duncan ran toward the Nebraska sideline. The Huskers ran on 12 of 13 plays while covering 60 yards on their next drive, converting a fourth-and-6 before Wyatt Mazour ran in from 9 yards. Nebraska: The Huskers dropped to 0-6 against Top 25 opponents over two seasons under Frost.