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No. 2 Indiana is trying to turn the page following an emotional, historic victory at Penn State
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Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. (3) catches a touchdown pass over Penn State safety Zakee Wheatley (6) during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in State College, Pa. - photo by AP Photo/Barry Reeger
Omar Cooper Jr.'s game-winning toe-tap touchdown at Penn State will forever be etched as one of the most iconic images in Indiana football history. It was so acrobatic, so unexpected that even usually unflappable coach Curt Cignetti acknowledged he nearly teared up during his postgame interviews. Now, though, after finally winning on the road against the most prominent college football program in Cignetti's home state, No.