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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The more Rolijah Hardy reflected, the more his astonishment seemed to grow. What started as a "good catch" to Indiana football's sophomore linebacker became a "great catch" and, ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The toe tap. Tappy Valley. The 10-0 tip toe. Whatever the name, Indiana football receiver Omar Cooper Jr.’s go-ahead touchdown catch in a 27-24 win over Penn State on Saturday ...

Indiana’s season remains perfect. And it’s thanks to what will be remembered as one of the best touchdowns of the 2025 college football season. Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza connected with ...

It was a 7-yard touchdown pass on third-and-goal with 36 seconds left from Fernando Mendoza to Omar Cooper that gave Indiana football at 27-24 win over Penn State. But it was so much more. Catch of ...

It was a 7-yard touchdown pass on third-and-goal with 36 seconds left from Fernando Mendoza to Omar Cooper that gave Indiana football at 27-24 win over Penn State. But it was so much more. Given the ...

Omar Cooper Jr. got the best out of Gus Johnson. The Indiana wide receiver made what might be the catch of the year during Saturday's 27-24 win over Penn State, prompting the FOX play-by-play ...

Omar Cooper Jr. just saved Indiana football's undefeated season with "the best catch I've seen all season long," Fox analyst Joel Klatt said. It capped an 80-yard touchdown drive that the Hoosiers ...

Indiana football looked to be on the cusp of a historic collapse at Penn State for its first loss of the season, which could have dropped the Hoosiers in the rankings precipitously after entering the ...

Indiana football appeared headed toward a historic collapse at Penn State that would have resulted in the Hoosiers’ first loss of the season. The defeat could have dropped Indiana precipitously in the ...