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Spencer Petras plunged 2 yards for a touchdown with 2:58 left to give 17th-ranked Iowa its first lead, and the Hawkeyes came back from a 15-point deficit in the third quarter to beat Nebraska 28-21.

Iowa Punting Is Winning Football FILE - Iowa punter Tory Taylor punts during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Northwestern in Iowa City, Iowa, in this Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, file photo. He was at his best in last Saturday's 23-20 win over Penn State. It’s amazing how consistently he can do it.”Nebraska punter William Przystup's eyes got wide when told about Taylor's day against Penn State. “They were lucky that the (Iowa State) game was on TV there," he said. Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

Iowa's Tory Taylor is selling a T-shirt for charity.

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.

Defense has led No. 5 Iowa to its highest ranking since 2015.