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Purdue makes history, sweeps B1G Player of the Week awards
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It was all Purdue all weekend. And after the Boilermakers’ dominant performance against Ohio State on Saturday, the program has made B1G history.
Purdue made an (almost) clean sweep of the B1G Player of the Week awards for Week 8 action. The Boilermakers had players receive honors in all four categories. The only non-Boilermakers to receive recognition was Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez, who split Freshman of the Week honors with Rondale Moore.
It was the first time in the B1G that a team has had a representative in each category since the conference added the Freshman of the Week in 2010.
Here’s how the weekly B1G honors turned out. It’s all black and gold.
Offensive Player of the Week
David Blough, QB, Purdue
With 378 passing yards and 3 TDs against Ohio State, @BoilerFootball QB David Blough is the #B1GFootball Offensive Player of the Week. pic.twitter.com/813k7SYlT7
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 22, 2018
Defensive Player of the Week
Markus Bailey, LB, Purdue
The #B1GFootball Defensive Player of the Week is @BoilerFootball LB Markus Bailey, who had a game-high 15 tackles and a 41-yard INT return for a TD. pic.twitter.com/9pWorljm9S
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 22, 2018
Special Teams Player of the Week
Joe Schopper, P, Purdue
With an average of 43.3 yards per punt and a rush for a first down on a fake field goal, @BoilerFootball P Joe Schopper is the #B1GFootball Special Teams Player of the Week. https://t.co/TJa4LFFccl pic.twitter.com/Wk8l79YEP1
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 22, 2018
Freshman of the Week
Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue
Adrian Martinez, QB, Nebraska
The #B1GFootball Co-Freshmen of the Week are @HuskerFBNation QB Adrian Martinez and @BoilerFootball WR Rondale Moore. https://t.co/TJa4LFFccl pic.twitter.com/SXdEpJf2eQ
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 22, 2018
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB