"After Ohio State missed a short game-tying field goal with 2:48 left to play, the Hoosiers needed just one first down to all but guarantee themselves the Big Ten title. Two straight running plays forced Ohio State to spend its final two timeouts, at which point Indiana was faced with a third-and-6 with 2:41 left to play. So what did the Hoosiers cook up? Screen pass? Draw play? Yeah right! They put the ball in their Heisman candidate quarterback's hands and let him sling it."
"Mendoza threw a perfect ball to Charlie Becker down the sideline, gaining 33 yards and virtually ending the game. Two more runs and a punt later, and all that was left was for Ohio State to throw a few feeble deep balls from their own 10-yard line. It wasn't until the game was over that we got the real highlight of the night: Mendoza's postgame interview."
Indiana Hoosiers remain the last undefeated team in college football and will hold the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff after a 13-10 win over Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game. The program now has only two conference titles in its history, the most recent before this coming in 1967. Ohio State missed a short game-tying field goal with 2:48 left, and Indiana converted a pivotal third-and-6 with a 33-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza to Charlie Becker to seal possession. Mendoza's throw was called the throw of the season, and his exuberant postgame interview became another highlight.
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