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Injured WR Cooper Junior's Status Uncertain for Big Ten Championship
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Indiana football wide receiver Omar Cooper Junior is questionable to return to the Big Ten Conference Championship game after sustaining a lower-body injury during the first quarter against Ohio State. He was seen limping and leaving the field, with the training staff evaluating his right knee and right ankle. Cooper Junior, a standout player with fifty-eight receptions for eight hundred four yards and eleven touchdowns this season, would be a significant loss for the Hoosiers if he cannot continue.
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