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Meet Rondale Moore, Purdue's record-breaking, history-making phenom
As a lifelong Purdue fan, it's great to see Purdue football scratching it's way out of the cellar of the Big 10. There are four people who are mainly responsible for that - President Mitch Daniels, Athletic Director Michael Bobinksi, Coach Jeff Brohm and WR Rondale Moore.
For those of you who aren't familiar with how good this kid is, the article is a great read. This kid is so grounded, so down to earth and so focused, it's crazy. Purdue is lucky to have each of these four people representing the University, the state and Purdue fans everywhere.
That's the first thing to know about Moore, the first true freshman in Big Ten history to earn consensus All-America honors. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound receiver also was Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... and the league's wide receiver of the year ... and first-team All-Big Ten as both a wide receiver and returner ... and broke Purdue's record for single-game all-purpose yards (313) in his collegiate debut against Northwestern ... and set Purdue's single-season all-purpose-yards record (2,215) ... and became just the third player in Big Ten history to eclipse 100 receptions in a season (114, ranked second in league history behind fellow Boilermaker Chris Daniels' 121 in 1999) ... and ...
"I'm not here for awards," Moore said, a phrase he repeated during an interview with ESPN. "There's a bigger goal, you know, to all of this."
As a lifelong Purdue fan, it's great to see Purdue football scratching it's way out of the cellar of the Big 10. There are four people who are mainly responsible for that - President Mitch Daniels, Athletic Director Michael Bobinksi, Coach Jeff Brohm and WR Rondale Moore.
For those of you who aren't familiar with how good this kid is, the article is a great read. This kid is so grounded, so down to earth and so focused, it's crazy. Purdue is lucky to have each of these four people representing the University, the state and Purdue fans everywhere.