In the midst of all the basketball recruiting news and coach firing news we still had actual Big Ten football this past weekend. There were six games overall, so let’s talk about the actual football that was played.
Iowa 49, Purdue 35
Black Heart Gold Pants was pleased that the offense got back on track for a relatively easy victory after struggling through two 14-7 wins on the road:
I said it in the week leading up to Saturday, and quite honestly, anyone with a pulse knew it had to happen, but Purdue is not good at stopping the run and with the concerns over Iowa’s passing game coming in, Iowa was going to have to try to establish the run.