Omar Cooper Jr. may have made one of the greatest catches of the college football season.
First, the setup. Indiana’s hopes of an undefeated season were under serious threat at Beaver Stadium on Saturday. The Hoosiers trailed Penn State, 24-20, with less than two minutes to go as they got the ball back after a Nittany Lions punt.
Fernando Mendoza was sacked on the first play of the drive. But he calmly worked the ball down the field after that, with one of his throws being pulled in near the sideline by Charlie Becker to put the Hoosiers at the Penn State 7.
Becker’s catch was clutch. But Cooper’s catch was sensational.
With 36 seconds left and the Hoosiers facing a 3rd-and-goal, Mendoza fired to the very back of the end zone. Cooper went up for the ball and, incredibly, was able to get a foot down in bounds to give Indiana the lead.
Here’s the video. This was simply jaw-dropping, with Gus Johnson going apoplectic in the FOX booth:
OMAR COOPER UNREAL CATCH FOR THE TD WHAT A GAME. WHAT A CATCH. @IndianaFootball pic.twitter.com/PhHzKjuVB9
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 8, 2025Here’s a closer look. As you can see, Cooper’s right foot was clearly down, just inches from the back of the end zone:
You can have all the 1 handed sticking to the glove catches…this is completely insane. pic.twitter.com/JhLR7vAhSe
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) November 8, 2025It’s hard to think of a more incredible catch this year. Regardless of how the Hoosiers’ season ends, this will go down as an iconic moment in program history.
Social media exploded after Cooper’s catch:
All Indiana needed was Omar Cooper to defy multiple laws of physics to get the win pic.twitter.com/00003BKA5M
— John Rich (@JohnRichTV) November 8, 2025Gonna be thinking about that Omar Cooper catch for a while.
— Sam Khan Jr. (@skhanjr) November 8, 2025Anyone who sees this post is welcome to name a better college football catch than what Omar Cooper just did for Indiana. I don't think you can do it, genuinely
— Split Zone Duo (@SplitZoneDuo) November 8, 2025This is one of the greatest college football touchdown catches I’ve ever seenHOW DID INDIANA DO THAT??? pic.twitter.com/5sHluVk4L7
— Tervis Scoot (@tervisscoot) November 8, 2025Omar Cooper almost killed Gus.pic.twitter.com/1d76n0xC2P
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) November 8, 2025OMAR COOPER YOU ARE AWAITED
— FERAL IU football fan (@KobeFleming2) November 8, 2025Where were you when Omar Cooper Jr. made the biggest catch in Indiana University history
— AF (@aff1829) November 8, 2025Omar Cooper is not real
— Jayden Charles (@JaydenC68310686) November 8, 2025GOD BLESS FERNANDO MENDOZA. GOD BLESS OMAR COOPER. GOD BLESS CURT CIGNETTI. AND GOD BLESS THE HOOSIERS.#iufb #IU
— KirkwoodAveNews (@KirkwoodAveNews) November 8, 2025That omar cooper catch is up there for the best i’ve seen my god
— Fidi Guy (@GuyFidi) November 8, 2025Catch of the year? Fans, media react to Indiana’s insane game-winning TD catch vs. Penn State Saturday Down South.
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