The Indiana Hoosiers had a hard time with the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday, but wound up holding on for a relatively narrow victory. For some, however, the final play of the game was an absolute heartbreaker.
The Hoosiers led Iowa 20-13 with three seconds left while facing 4th and 19 from their own 40 at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Ia. Indiana obviously did not want to risk a punt that could have been blocked and returned for a game-tying touchdown, so the Hoosiers had quarterback Fernando Mendoza run backward to run out the clock.
Mendoza only needed to go to about the Indiana 15, at which point he could have gone down with no time left on the clock. Instead, he went all the way to his own end zone for an intentional safety.
That did not impact the outcome of the game. However, Indiana was only favored by 6.5 points early in the week, a line many nabbed for bets or parlays. That safety prevented the Hoosiers from covering the spread.
Indiana -6.5 betters are in shambles.
— College Football Overtime (@CFB_Overtime) September 27, 2025
What in the world… pic.twitter.com/AwqLJtiRwf
X lit up with complaints from people who had nabbed the Indiana -6.5 line. Needless to say, watching that safety unfold was a special sort of torment for them.
Indiana -6.5 bettors watching Indiana take an intentional safety up 7 at the end of the game pic.twitter.com/TI5DeOpu2r
— College Football Zone (@CollegeFBonX) September 27, 2025
Spare a thought for anyone who had the Rams last week and Indiana this week. They’ve had a very rough six days.
