IU football’s Omar Cooper, Jr. named Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Week

After he equaled the Indiana football program record for receiving touchdowns in a single game, redshirt junior wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. was selected as the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday.

Cooper Jr. piled up four touchdown grabs to equal the program’s single-game mark of James Hardy versus Michigan State in 2006. His touchdown grabs went for 13, 13, 31 and 58 yards, while eight of his 10 receptions accounted for a touchdown or a first down.

The 24 points scored are tied for No. 3 on the single-game scoring charts and tied for the most points scored since Anthony Thompson posted 32 against Northwestern in 1989. His first-career multi-touchdown game marks just the 18th game in Big Ten history with 4-plus receiving touchdowns.

His 207 yards receiving are tied for the most by a Power 4 wideout in 2025 and the most by a Big Ten receiver through Week 3. The receiving yardage total ranks No. 7 on the Indiana single-game charts and are the most since Ty Fryfogle had 218 yards at Ohio State in 2020 – an effort that earned him Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week. Of the 207 yards, Cooper Jr. gained 136 of those after the catch.

Offensive Player of the Week

Omar Cooper Jr., Indiana

WR – Jr. – Indianapolis, Ind. – Lawrence North

Set career highs for yards receiving (207), receptions (10) and receiving touchdowns (4) in the Hoosiers 73-0 victory against Indiana State
His first career multi-touchdown game tied the school-record for most receiving scores in a single game with James Hardy
His 10-catch effort is the first double-digit catch game since Jaylin Lucas (10) in 2023 versus Louisville
Last Indiana Offensive Player of the Week: Kurtis Rourke (Dec. 2, 2024)