BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Monday afternoon.

Cooper set career-highs with 10 catches for 207 yards and four touchdowns in a 73-0 win over Indiana State that helped the No. 19 Hoosiers improve to 3-0. It was the ninth 200-yard receiving game in team history and his four touchdown grabs tied IU’s single-game program record .

“It gives us the confidence we are getting better each and every week, it’s getting us prepared for the next big game, which is Illinois,” Cooper said after the win . “I think that game will be really exciting for us.” Insider: Lawrence North grad shows why he's 'a quarterback's dream' for Indiana football Insider: Judgment is coming as IU football's first top-20 h

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