Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza and receiver Omar Cooper Jr. engineered a stunning 73-yard touchdown drive to beat Penn State 27-24 in dramatic fashion.

In contrast to Penn State's last five losses, the Lions' 27–24 defeat at the hands of No. 2 Indiana carried a different weight. This wasn't another collapse built on miscues and missed assignments. This was a team that rediscovered its backbone,

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Fernando Mendoza won't talk about winning the Heisman Trophy but his game-winning drive Saturday vs Penn State spoke volumes

The Indiana Hoosiers' dream season stayed alive on Saturday as Omar Cooper Jr. made an improbable catch to ruin Penn State's upset hopes.

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On the ensuing Indiana possession, Mendoza tried to hit a deep corner route on second down, but under-threw his man who got undercut by Penn State safety King Mack for an interception that gave the Nittany Lions the ball back in plus territory.

Indiana football redshirt junior Omar Cooper Jr. scored a game-winning touchdown with 36 seconds left as the No. 2 Hoosiers survived Penn State's upset bid.

No. 2 Indiana scores on an improbable Omar Cooper Jr. toe-top touchdown catch with 36 seconds remaining to avoid its first loss of the season and beat Penn State 27-24.

The Hoosiers' hurry-up in front of 100,000-plus at Beaver Stadium culminated with Mendoza's 7-yard toss to Omar Cooper Jr. in the back of the end zone, who dazzled despite solid coverage and came down with the football with his left toe inbounds to push Indiana ahead.

The Nittany Lions made strides at home Saturday. But it ended in another painfully dramatic way, emblematic of the entire season.