INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana standout wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. left Saturday night's Big Ten championship game against No. 1 Ohio State in the first quarter because of an apparent right ankle injury.
Cooper, who leads Indiana in receptions (58) and receiving yards (804), hobbled off after attempting to catch a downfield throw from Fernando Mendoza. Cooper twice went into Indiana's injury tent, and athletic trainers were working on his right ankle, before he left for the locker room.
No. 2 Indiana does not provide in-game injury updates. Cooper was back on the sideline in the second quarter, but his status for the game was unknown. He was sitting on the bench, still in uniform but without his helmet, throughout the second half.
Cooper, a junior from Indianapolis, is tied for the team lead with 11 touchdown receptions, including a dramatic toe-tapping score in the back of the end zone to cap a rally at Penn State on Nov. 8.
He has 104 career receptions for 1,665 yards and 20 touchdowns.
