This season, Cooper led the Hoosiers in receptions (69) and yards receiving (937) and finished second on the team and tied for third in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 13 touchdown catches.
Indiana football has officially lost its leading receiver to the next level. Redshirt junior wideout Omar Cooper Jr. is foregoing his final year of eligibility and entering the 2026 NFL Draft, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.
The 2025-26 college football season is down to its final game, as Indiana takes on Miami on Monday night to decide the national championship. This game
With their win over Oregon in the Peach Bowl, Indiana became just the fifth team in college football history to go 15-0 in a season, joining the likes of 2018 Clemson, 2022 Georgia, 2023 Michigan and - most famously - 2019 LSU.
If there were any lingering doubts about Fernando Mendoza’s Heisman credentials, the Indiana football quarterback just silenced them in emphatic fashion.
Oregon gave Indiana one of its toughest tests of the season in a game that saw the Hoosiers hand the Ducks their lone loss. These Big Ten juggernauts are set to do battle one more time in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Peach Bowl three months after they last met.
Indiana has turned the college football world on its head, going 25-2 since hiring Curt Cignetti. The Hoosiers improved to 14-0 after stomping Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl.
Alabama is in unfamiliar territory as the clear underdog in a College Football Playoff game, even after it pulled off a remarkable comeback to advance to the quarterfinals.
PASADENA, Calif. — Sitting at a table Tuesday morning in the Sheraton Grand Los Angeles, Indiana football receiver Omar Cooper Jr. donned a white hoodie with the Rose Bowl logo stamped overtop.
The Indiana football program is currently gearing up for their upcoming Rose Bowl game matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide, with a spot in the national semifinal game on the line.
Indiana has a good chance to be back to full strength when the Hoosiers face either Oklahoma or Alabama in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. Starting wide receiver Omar Cooper, Jr.
The No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers need all hands on deck to take down the No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes in Saturday night’s Big Ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
One of the most remarkable stories in recent seasons has been the Indiana Hoosiers. For the first time in program history, the Hoosiers have achieved back-to-back seasons with double-digit wins.
The college football national championship is just over two months away, and the odds are becoming more concise each day. After a wild Week 11, BetMGM updated its national championship odds.
Omar Cooper Jr. made a spectacular touchdown catch on a Fernando Mendoza pass with 36 seconds left to lift No. 2 Indiana to a thrilling 27-24 victory over Penn State on Saturday in University Park, Pa.
Gus Johnson is known for bringing the energy to the games he broadcasts, and he certainly did not disappoint during the Indiana Hoosiers’ dramatic win over the Penn State Nittany Lions on Saturday.
In a top-heavy quarterback class for the 2025 NFL Draft, Indiana Hoosiers QB Kurtis Rourke is the unheralded sleeper who could turn into a legitimate starter at the next level.
Before the season, Indiana’s wide receiver room was viewed as perhaps the best position group on the team. The main question was which receivers would become the top options in a deep room. James Madison transfer Elijah Sarratt leads the group with 22 receptions and 378 yards through five games, but returning Hoosier Omar Cooper Jr.
If there was any hope of a UCLA comeback, that was put to rest after this touchdown. With Indiana leading UCLA 28-13 near the midway point of the third quarter, quarterback Kurtis Rourke delivered the dagger.