IOWA CITY — The No. 15 Iowa football team hosts Purdue at Kinnick Stadium in the penultimate home game of the season on Saturday.
Iowa hosted Ohio State in an NCAA football game at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 3. The Buckeyes beat the Hawkeyes 31-14.
JERRAD DOWNER, For the Times
The Hawkeyes (7-2,4-2 Big Ten) enters the game winners of their last two contests by a combined 54-10. The Boilermakers (3-6, 2-4 Big Ten) have lost their last three games and last won 41-13 over Minnesota.
The game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on NBC and the Hawkeye Radio Network. For a list of local stations, visit hawkeyesports.com/hawkeye-radio-network.
Iowa without center Cael Winter for second consecutive game
The Hawkeyes will be without offensive linemen Cael Winter, Lucas Allgeyer and Cannon Leonard. Winter started the first eight games of the season while Allgeyer and Leonard served as second-stringers.
Linebacker Burke Gautcher, defensive backs Tyler Brown and Kyler Gerardy, wide receiver Brody Schaffer and running back Kamari Moulton are also unavailable.
Moulton and Leonard are out for the rest of the season.
Purdue will be without tight end Kylan Fox, defensive back Raderrion Daniels and defensive lineman Rodney Lora.
Lora appeared in the first eight games of the season for the Boilermakers and recorded 12 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss (0.5 sacks).
Defensive back Jaden Mangham is considered a game-time decision.
