Sometimes a single play, in an amazingly surprise situation, in the clutch can get you Sportsman of the Week. This is the week. The Indiana Hoosiers football (that's right football, not basketball) program continues to astound experts. "They're not that good, just easy schedule." "Once they play the big boys they'll lose." "Why are they ranked so high?". They are 21-1 over the past two regular seasons. Read that again. Slowly. 21. And. 1. We usually make fun of a Boise State or Coastal Carolina for such numbers, but this is the Big 10. Did they not play everyone? No, they didn't. You can't with an 18-team conference. But they're winning and this week against Penn State. The final winning drive was punctuated by what will be a finalist if not winner for catch of the year. Heisman trophy short odds QB Fernando Mendoza through a piss missile to Omar Cooper Jr. Who snagged it against all odds. Cooper Jr. high pointed the ball and made an impossible toe touch on third and goal from the 7 under 40s. To give Indiana a key win 27-24 over Penn State in their Big 10 title hopes. Not all wins are perfectly pretty. But going into Happy Valley against a desperate team deserves props and the catch by Cooper Jr. was in line with that. A worthy Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!
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