Records aside, the meeting of these two B1G West “Rivals” on Saturday in Iowa City could have an outsized impact on the race for the final Western Division crown. Purdue has already lost to divisional front-runner Wisconsin (who Iowa visits next weekend), but notched a meaningful win with their 44-19 shellacking of Bert’s Fightin’ Illini in West Lafayette last Saturday.
Purdue is Iowa’s first B1G West game of the season, but may be the key to the Division, given Purdue’s habit of spoiling championship runs (see 2021) both in the West and in the conference at large (just ask tOSU).