The Battle for the Old Oaken Bucket will be the final game for both the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2023 season. In a very difficult season for the Boilers, they have struggle to just a 3-8 season with victories over the Virginia Tech Hokies, Illinois Fighting Illini, and the Minnesota Golder Gophers. They will look to vault themselves into the off season by defeating another struggling B1G program in Indiana and keeping ahold of both rivalry trophies they entered into the season holding (Notre Dame currently holds the Shillelagh).