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What to know about Purdue's game vs. Iowa, including why the number 13 looms large

The Purdue Boilermakers (3-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) head to Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa, this week to play the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes (6-0, 3-0).

Purdue had last weekend off and arrives with Aidan O'Connell at quarterback. Iowa is coming off a win over then-top-5 Penn State. Spencer Petras is the Hawkeyes' quarterback.

Purdue is tired of No. 13; Iowa is fine with it

The Boilers' unlucky number (most of the time) is 13. They've finished with that many points each of their past three games, losing two of them.