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Purdue Football: Dillon Thieneman awarded Big Ten Freshman of the Week

Hammer and Rails | October 30, 2023

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Purdue may not have won Saturday but that doesn’t mean we didn’t see some good things. Dillon Thieneman has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (again) after his performance against Nebraska.

u2611ufe0f2 forced fumbles and 12 tackles on Saturday.
u2611ufe0fNation's leading tackler among true freshman.
u2611ufe0fFirst Purdue defender to win the award three times. @DillonThieneman is a FORCE pic.twitter.com/yNQreY5l5a— Purdue Football (@BoilerFootball) October 30, 2023

In fact, Thieneman has been a consistent light on this somewhat dark season and a building block for the future of the program.



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