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Purdue WR named Rose Bowl Player of the Week
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The awards continue to pour in for Rondale Moore.
Tuesday, the Rose Bowl announced that Moore, a freshman wide receiver at Purdue, has earned Player o the Week honors after amassing 313 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in the Boilermakers’ season opener against Northwestern on Thursday.
Moore’s all-purpose yardage total set a Purdue record.
A school-record 313 all-purpose yards earned @BoilerFootball WR Rondale Moore #RoseBowl @bigten Player of the Week honors!
(photo credit: Purdue Athletics) pic.twitter.com/88kJC4v2pw
— Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) September 4, 2018
Unfortunately for Purdue, Moore’s effort wasn’t enough to get a win for the Boilermakers, as Northwestern held on for a 31-27 win in West Lafayette.
The other recipient of the Rose Bowl Player o the Week Award was Stanford receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside, who totaled 226 yards and three touchdowns on six receptions.
6 catches, 226 yards, 3 TDs.
Hey @StanfordFball, that'll earn JJ Arcega-Whiteside #RoseBowl @pac12 Player of the Week!
(photo credit: Ezra Shaw, Getty Images) pic.twitter.com/CxujGYGRAc
— Rose Bowl Game (@rosebowlgame) September 4, 2018
In addition to Rose Bowl Player of the Week honors, Moore was also named co-Freshman of the Week by the B1G, sharing the honor with Jeshaun Jones.
He was also named the Paul Hornung Player of the Week.
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