Indiana ’s perfect season stayed alive by the distance between Omar Cooper Jr.’s foot and the ground Saturday, in a last-minute 27-24 win at Penn State .

Here's what I liked, disliked and what it means.

What I liked in IU football's last-minute win at Penn State

Playmaking Mendoza. This is the Fernando Mendoza the Hoosiers will need in the College Football Playoff: dangerous with his arm, but still capable with his feet. Mendoza’s scrambling ability will never change games the way his throws do. But the threat of a quarterback capable of breaking the field, whether by design or when things break down, only makes life easier on an offense that’s already among the nation’s best.

Becker standing in. Indiana undeniably lacked a certain rhythm without the consistent impact El

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