How do Kirk Ferentz and the Iowa Hawkeyes get to celebrate one of the program’s biggest wins in decades? By being forced to deal with one of the largest thorns in the program’s side.
Fresh off its thrilling home victory over Penn State, Iowa will play host to Jeff Brohm and the Purdue Boilermakers, a team that has beaten the Hawkeyes in three of the last four meetings, with Iowa’s one victory being a far closer game than it had any business being. If the Hawkeyes had any intention of resting on their laurels, the team’s prior battles against Purdue should serve as a stark reminder of the dangers of doing so.