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Try and stop Simmie Cobbs, because IU is betting you can’t

BLOOMINGTON – What looked like calamity turned quickly into the defining sequence of Simmie Cobbs’ emphatic return to football Thursday night.

IU senior quarterback Richard Lagow had just seen a short pass, under duress, ruled a fumble and returned for an Ohio State touchdown. Only video review saved the Hoosiers — Lagow’s arm was clearly moving forward.

When the booth determined the play an incompletion, Lagow turned immediately to his No. 1 receiver for a 17-yard grab. Then a 19-yard grab. Then another six yards.

That drive would end with an Ian Thomas touchdown, Indiana’s last in a frustrating 49-21 loss to No.