It may be a fight between who wins MVP for Indiana in their game against Penn State. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza led the game-winning drive, but wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. made the most amazing catch for the game-winning touchdown to take the 27-24 lead with a little over a minute left.
There is no denying that Cooper's catch is the best of the season, not just because of the focus it took to get in bounds, but also because it was to win the game and help Indiana stay undefeated. Cooper's sixth and final reception ended up being the biggest of the game as it gave the Hoosiers the score they needed in order to win the game.
After being called a touchdown on the field, of course, it went through a lengthy review to be upheld as all scoring plays are. There were so many angles on the catch and slow-motion clips that show truly how mind-blowing this catch was, and below is one of those clips.
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The slow-motion clip shows that mid-catch, as Cooper was securing the ball, he looked down to see where he needed to get his foot in bounds. Not only does he do that, but he has the body control to keep his other foot from dropping out of bounds early so that he could just barely get his toes in.
Granted, Indiana would have had another down ot get the touchdown had Cooper come down out of bounds, but it would have been 4th and goal, and everything would have ridden on that play. Instead, Copper made it easy and just the most amazing catch of the entire college football season. Cooper's account of the catch was even better.
"It felt amazing," Cooper said about making the catch.
Cooper had a couple drops on the drive before that resulted in Indiana having to punt the ball back to Penn State, but when it mattered most, he made the play. This is a catch that is going to be talked about for a long time and if Indiana wins the National Championship, it is certainly a catch that will be brought up a lot.