Omar Cooper’s crazy clutch touch shocks the CFB world
Indiana football didn’t look like a potential national champion, and quarterback Fernando Mendoza didn’t look like a Heisman Trophy contender for much of Saturday afternoon’s game against Penn State. And then they did. A loss to a sub-.500 team that recently fired its head coach and is still looking for its first Power Four win would bring the Hoosiers the level of scrutiny they’ve received after suffering straight up loss to Notre Dame in the 2024 playoffs.
But Omar Cooper ensures Indiana’s romance with the college football watching world will continue. The redshirt junior showed stunning body control and somehow kept his foot within the limits of the historic problem. Gus Johnson was full Gus Johnsonas everyone tried to process what they just witnessed.
OMAR COOPER UNREAL CATCH FOR TD 😱🤯
WHAT A GAME. WHAT A CROAT. @IndianaFootball pic.twitter.com/PhHzKjuVB9
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOKS) November 8, 2025
Cooper’s sensational touchdown run in the back of the end zone gave the No. 2 ranked team a 27-24 lead with 36 seconds left, a score that would ultimately stand. Fans were excited on social media, praising the man of the hour.
“Greatest game-winning catch of all time” @Steve___Ball announced on Ks. “CATCH OF THE DECADE!!!!!” @HoosierColt1986 opinion. “The man just increased his stash with that finger snap,” @Irish_Blue_ noticed.
2025-11-08 21:26:00
