Jack Plummer, David Bell take home weekly Big Ten awards

The two Purdue freshmen had career performances in the win over Maryland on Saturday.

Purdue had some of its best individual performances all season in Saturday’s 40-14 victory over Maryland. That was recognized by the Big Ten on Monday, with two different Boilermakers taking home conference awards this week.

Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week — Jack Plummer

In his third career start and fourth appearance for Purdue, Plummer posted career highs in numerous stats and even broke a Purdue school record. His 80.5 completion percentage broke the Purdue record for quarterbacks with more than 40 passing attempts in a game. 

It was also the highest in the Big Ten since 2000. Plummer finished the day 33-for-41 passing for 420 yards — the second-most by a freshman in school history — and three touchdowns.

Big Ten Freshman of the Week — David Bell

Bell was another guy who had a big performance for Purdue on Saturday. He caught nine passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns. As it was with Plummer, it was Bell’s best performance as a Boilermaker.