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With the offense coming out in a three-by-one formation, it seems pretty clear that the defense's primary concern is stopping Sarratt as the single receiver. They're playing Cover 1 but have the free safety bracket Sarratt with the outside corner instead of staying deep and trying to help over the top. Post-snap, Mendoza sees the safety open toward the sideline to bracket Sarratt and snaps his head around to Becker, who is running a go route on the other side of the field. Becker beats press coverage at the line of scrimmage and gets a step on the corner, so Mendoza lets it rip and drops the ball in the bucket for a 33-yard gain.

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Mendoza's clutch deep ball to Becker sealed the Big Ten Championship.

Mendoza delivered a clutch 33-yard deep shot to Charlie Becker that sealed the Big Ten Championship for Indiana with 2:41 remaining and the Hoosiers up three points facing third-and-six. Against Ohio State's Cover 1 look with the free safety bracketing Sarratt, Mendoza snapped his head around to Becker running a go route on the opposite side, saw Becker beat press coverage and get a step on the corner, and dropped the ball in the bucket. The completion picked up the first down, melted time off the clock, and flipped the momentum of the contest.

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