Indiana's Omar Cooper Jr sends college football fans into frenzy with incredible TD catch vs Penn State

The No. 2-ranked Indiana Hoosiers escaped Penn State with a 27-24 triumph connected Saturday acknowledgment to a onslaught from Fernando Mendoza to Omar Cooper Jr. successful the closing seconds of the game.

Cooper made the drawback and an unthinkable toe-tap for the touchdown with 36 seconds near successful the game. The imagination play that the Hoosiers were putting unneurotic stayed live arsenic Indiana moved to 10-0 connected the play and 7-0 against Big Ten Conference opponents.

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Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. celebrates a triumph implicit Penn State, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, successful State College, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

The touchdown walk drew excitement from assemblage shot fans connected societal media.

"It was the astir improbable triumph I person ever been a portion of," Indiana manager Curt Cignetti said. "And determination couldn’t person been a amended spot to marque it happen."

Penn State came backmost from down 13 points successful the 3rd 4th and was a fewer archetypal downs distant from pulling disconnected an improbable upset. Penn State took a 24-20 pb connected a touchdown drawback from Nicholas Singleton.

The Hoosiers quieted the 107,000 beardown assemblage successful State College, Pennsylvania. The Nittany Lions owned a 25-2 grounds successful head-to-head battles. Penn State had won each the erstwhile matchups that took spot connected their location field.

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Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. catches a touchdown walk implicit Penn State information Zakee Wheatley, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, successful State College, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

"It’s conscionable a rocking crowd, erstwhile you perceive that soundlessness erstwhile you get deed erstwhile you throw, past you cognize it’s a completion," Mendoza said.

Mendoza was 19-of-30 with 218 yards, a touchdown walk and an interception. He besides had a rushing touchdown. Roman Hemby led Indiana successful rushing with 55 yards connected 12 carries. Kaelon Black besides had a touchdown.

Charlie Becker led the Hoosiers with 7 catches for 118 yards. Cooper had six catches for 32 yards and a touchdown.

The downtrodden Nittany Lions fell to 3-6 connected the twelvemonth and 0-6 against Big Ten opponents.

Penn State backmost Ethan Grunkemeyer looks to walk against Indiana, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, successful State College, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)

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Penn State backmost Ethan Grunkemeyer was 22-of-31 with 219 passing yards, a touchdown walk and an interception. Singleton led the squad with 71 yards connected 10 carries and 2 scores.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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