By JAMES ALLAN
hawkeyesports.com
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The fifth-ranked University of Iowa football team clinched the Big Ten West Division title with a 40-20 victory over Purdue on a cold, windy Saturday afternoon inside Kinnick Stadium.
““Today we won by 20, but it didn’t feel like that,” said UI head coach Kirk Ferentz. “We got off to a great start in the game and then Purdue grabbed momentum. It was a 20-25 minute period where they had us on our heels a bit, but our guys fought back.
“I am proud of our football team.