By JAMES ALLAN
hawkeyesports.com
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz’s news conference was nearly complete when he was asked his first question about Saturday’s opponent.
The Boilermakers are 2-8 overall and 1-5 in the Big Ten Conference as they enter Kinnick Stadium for an 11:01 a.m. (CT) kickoff. The Hawkeyes are 10-0, ranked sixth nationally, and look to finish their home schedule with a 7-0 record.
“That has not escaped my attention, and when I get with our team, we’re talking about Purdue.” Ferentz said in the All-America Room of the Stew and LeNore Hansen Football Performance Center.