What channel is the Penn State vs. Iowa on today? Time, TV schedule for Week 8

Penn State fans may feel like they deserve a bit of a break at this point in the season. And for some, perhaps the sports viewing gods are smiling upon them as this week’s Penn State football game at Iowa will be airing exclusively on a digital streaming platform instead of making an appearance on traditional television.

A week after losing a third consecutive game, against Northwestern, Penn State fired head coach James Franklin and officially turned the page with the program’s leadership. While a coaching search is underway, assistant head coach Terry Smith is taking on the role of interim head coach for the remainder of the season. He is taking the role in an unenviable position with a road game in one of the Big Ten’s more notorious road environments at night. HE also does so while having to break in an inexperienced starting quarterback with Ethan Grunkemeyer following the season-ending injury to Drew Allar last week.

Iowa is coming off a dominant showing against Wisconsin last week and will be looking to continue the frustration for the Nittany Lions this week. Here is how to catch this week’s primetime matchup in Iowa City.

Stream Penn State vs. Iowa on Peacock

What channel is Penn State vs. Iowa on today?

• TV Channel: N/A
• Livestream: Peacock (subscriber only)

Penn State vs. Iowa will broadcast exclusively on Peacock, NBC’s streaming platform, in Week 8 of the 2025 college football season. Paul Burmeister and former Penn State quarterback Michael Robinson will call the game from the booth at Kinnick Stadium, with Caroline Pineda reporting from the sidelines.

Penn State vs. Iowa time today

• Date: Saturday, Oct. 18
• Start time: 7:00 p.m. ET

The Penn State vs Iowa game starts at 7:00 p.m. ET from Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Penn State vs. Iowa predictions, picks, odds

Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday, Oct. 17.

• Spread: Iowa -3
• Over/under: 40.5
• Penn State Moneyline: +130
• Iowa Moneyline: -150

Most of the opinions on this weekend’s matchup has been leaning on Iowa, and for some good reasons. First of all, playing on the road at Kinnick Stadium at night is never easy for any team. Second, this will be Penn State’s first game under interim head coach Terry Smith, and nobody knows what kind of focus this Penn State team will have this week after an in-season coaching change. And lastly, Penn State is starting an inexperienced quarterback in Ethan Grunkemeyer, so who knows what Penn State will get against a solid Iowa defense. There are lots of reasons to lean on Iowa here, but not everybody on our staff is picking the Hawkeyes.