IOWA CITY, Iowa — Indiana football called check mate.

In the final moments of a 20-15 win over Iowa, the No. 12 Hoosiers (5-0) ended a prolonged chess match against their Big Ten rival with a 49-yard touchdown catch-and-run from Fernando Mendoza to Elijah Sarratt.

Indiana failed to capitalize on similar moments earlier in the game — the same exact play failed in the first quarter — but Mendoza and Sarratt weren't going to let the moment slip through their fingers.

Here’s how it all unfolded as told by Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti and the players involved:

The final moments of Saturday’s game at Kinnick Stadium were uncharted territory for Indiana. The Hoosiers average margin of victory through the first four weeks of the season was 46.5 points. While Cignetti takes pride in

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