With 1:20 left in the game, the No. 2–ranked Indiana Hoosiers trailed at Beaver Stadium and needed 80 yards with no timeouts. Fernando Mendoza went surgical — 10 plays, 80 yards — finishing with a back-line toe-tap touchdown to Omar Cooper with :36 seconds left to shock Penn State, 27–24.
In this episode of The Hoosier Tailgate, Coach Griff breaks down:
The 10-play game-winning drive
Mendoza’s composure and Cooper’s toe-tap TD
Second-half defensive adjustments
What this win means for Indiana’s playoff push
Big Ten landscape + IU’s postseason path
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