Winning Big Ten weekly award in a loss is tough to do, but David Bell has done it. It helps when you have one of the best receiving days in Purdue football history, too. For the second straight week Bell is the Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
Bell had an outstanding day against Iowa, grabbing 13 receptions for 197 yards and a touchdown. The 197 yards receiving is now a freshman record and would have been the best by a Purdue receiver this season had Rondale Moore not gone for 220 against Vanderbilt.