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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Iowa wide receiver Nico Ragaini runs downfield after catching a pass during a football game between No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Penn State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Nittany Lions 23-20. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

Ragaini records game-winning touchdown, No. 3 Iowa downs No. 4 Penn State

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor October 9, 2021

Hawkeye junior wide receiver Nico Ragaini came to Iowa for big time football. And he got it Saturday night. The wide receiver from New Haven, Connecticut, made the game-winning catch with six...

Iowa wide receiver Charlie Jones rushes the football on a sweep play during a football game between No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Penn State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Nittany Lions 23-20. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

Twitter reactions to Iowa’s 23-20 win over Penn State

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 9, 2021

Have a night, Hawkeye fans. After the No. 3 Iowa football team's 23-20 win over No. 4 Penn State, Twitter has been a place to celebrate one of the marquee victories of the Kirk Ferentz era. The...

Iowa running back Tyler Goodson runs the ball during a football game between No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Penn State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Nittany Lions 23-20. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

No. 3 Iowa completes comeback, defeats No. 4 Penn State

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 9, 2021

Party like it's 1985. The No. 3 Iowa football team defeated No. 4 Penn State, 23-20, in the first matchup between top-five teams at Kinnick Stadium in 36 years. Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras hit...

Iowa defensive back Riley Moss returns an interception for his second pick six of the day during a football game between No. 18 Iowa and No. 17 Indiana at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa cornerback Riley Moss out for game after leaving with injury

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 9, 2021

UPDATE: Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz said postgame that he will know more about Moss' injury on Sunday, but that he feels optimistic at the moment. Iowa defeated Penn State, 23-20. Iowa cornerback...

Halftime reactions: No. 4 Penn State leads No. 3 Iowa, 17-10

Halftime reactions: No. 4 Penn State leads No. 3 Iowa, 17-10

Robert Read and Chloe Peterson October 9, 2021

The No. 4 Penn State football team leads No. 3 Iowa 17-10 at halftime. The Hawkeyes jumped onto the scoreboard first. Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford threw an interception Jestin Jacobs on...

The sunrises as fans arrive before the FOX Big Noon Kickoff show on the Pentacrest before a football game between No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Penn State at in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. This was Big Noon Kickoff’s first time in Iowa City and the first top five match up at Kinnick since 1985. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Highlights from FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff pregame show in Iowa City

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 9, 2021

FOX’s Big Noon Kickoff pregame show aired live from Iowa City Saturday morning ahead of the No. 3 Iowa vs. No. 4 Penn State game, which will kick off at 3:05 p.m. at Kinnick Stadium. The FOX panel...

Iowa men’s head basketball coach Fran McCaffery takes a photo with Big Ten Conference Commissioner Kevin Warren during Big Ten Basketball Media Days at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.

Penn pals: How Warren, McCaffery, and Collins ended up in the Big Ten Conference

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor October 8, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS — The 1981-82 University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team wasn’t particularly noteworthy. The squad isn’t enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and it wasn't...

The University of Iowa Office of Sustainability is seen at Jesup Hall at the University of Iowa on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2021.

Generation Z increases climate change awareness

B Shearn, News Reporter October 7, 2021

Climate change is rated as one of the most pressing issues for Generation Z. Chosen by 38 percent of young Americans, the rising younger generations picked the global crisis as the top issue faced...

Jack Campbell, Iowa’s unconventionally tall linebacker, reaching new heights in dominant junior season

Jack Campbell, Iowa’s unconventionally tall linebacker, reaching new heights in dominant junior season

Robert Read, Pregame Editor October 7, 2021

Jack Campbell leaned on a podium down the hall from the Hawkeye football team’s locker room after Iowa’s September win over Colorado State at Kinnick Stadium. He resembled a boxer after a 12-round...

Iowa guard Connor McCaffery speaks on live television during Big Ten Basketball Media Days at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. While at a podium, Connor McCaffery addressed his thoughts on this upcoming season. “I think we’ll be good. It’s motivating to know that we’re not supposed to be as good because we lost Luka and Wiesy but honestly we’re not worried about that, we know what to do.”

New-look Hawkeye men’s basketball optimistic ahead of 2021-22 season

Austin Hanson, Sports Editor October 7, 2021

INDIANAPOLIS — Head coach Fran McCaffery’s University of Iowa men’s basketball team will look a lot different this season than it did last year. The Hawkeyes lost almost 55 percent of their...

Iowa City City Hall on Tuesday, July, 6, 2021. City Hall is located at 410 E. Washington Street.

Iowa City reaches carbon emission goal nine years early

Emily Delgado, News Reporter October 7, 2021

Iowa City beat its goal to lower carbon emissions by 2030 nine years early. Since 2010, Iowa City has decreased carbon emissions by 49 percent, but their goal was to reduce carbon emissions by 45...

Swimmers compete in the 200 backstoke during a swim meet at the CRWC on January 11, 2020 between Iowa, Illinois, and Notre Dame. The Hawkeye mens team defeated the fighting Irish 159.50 to 140.50 while the Hawkeye womens team defeated the fighting Illini 223 to 86 and lost to the fighting Irish 99.50 to 209.50.

University of Iowa, women’s swimmers reach settlement in Title IX lawsuit

Chloe Peterson, Assistant Sports Editor October 7, 2021

The University of Iowa will pay almost $400,000 in a settlement reached with four women's swimmers who filed a Title IX lawsuit last September. The UI, its former president Bruce Harreld, and its...

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