Senior quarterback Antwaan Randle El sat in the press conference after the game with his uniform pants on, black eye paint under his eyes and a big smile on his face.\nTwenty-five minutes prior to his entrance into the press room, college football's most exciting player and an inevitable College Football Hall of Fame candidate was taking the final snap of his IU career amid chants of "Antwaan" coming from the crowd.\nA fitting finale for the first-team All-American that was almost marred by the clash of the two teams following the game.\n"I don't know (what happened)," Randle El said of the fight. "I had my back turned really. I wasn't going to get involved but I had to, because they had one of our freshmen on the ground."\nBut soon after the brawl was calmed, attention was turned back to Randle El. On the scoreboard screen, Randle El's showcase on ESPN GameDay was being broadcast, and on the field his teammates were looking for him.\nJunior tackle Trevor Abbs and freshman linebacker Carlos Tipton got to Randle El first and hoisted him on their shoulders. The student section emptied out, and as he was walked around the field, the best player in IU football history had an entourage consisting of students, players and other fans.\n"I had tears in my eyes when I saw that," said senior cornerback Marcus Floyd, who had 11 tackles and the game-sealing interception in his final IU game. "He's meant so much to college football. He's a guy that does things that no one else has ever done in the history of college football, and to be able to play with a guy like that, I'll tell my kids someday that I played with Antwaan Randle El. It's just a blessing to be able to be around a guy like that."\nRandle El passed for 194 yards and two touchdowns Saturday. His passing yardage helped him bypass Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie and move into fifth place in NCAA Division I history. He finished his IU career with 11,364 total yards. \nThe game caps off a season filled with a variety of records he's broken, including the only player in Division I-A history to pass and rush for 40 career touchdowns. He is also the only player to pass for more than 6,000 yards and rush for more than 3,000 yards. \n"I think the way I was carried off, and chanted to by the fans, I think that said a lot. It meant a lot to me," Randle El said. "That's the way you should feel when you're done with your college career. You should feel happy. I can't really express my emotions right now, but it's a good feeling."\nAddressing Cam's future\nAfter Saturday's game, amid questions about the seniors' last game and the win against Kentucky, coach Cam Cameron and a couple of the senior players took the opportunity to address Cameron's future.\n"If Indiana University does not want me to be their head coach, they do not owe me a penny," Cameron said. "If the rationale is to keep me to save money, that is not an issue. Indiana University has done more for me than I could ever do for Indiana University. If they think someone else can do a better job, I would respect that and they owe Cam Cameron and (wife) Missy Cameron zero. That contract would be null and void."\nDespite turning the season around after starting out 1-5, the status of Cameron's job has been under attack since as early as the end of last year.\nThe IU Athletic Department has made no indications on any decision regarding Cameron's job, and even if any type of such decision needs to be made.\nBut while some outside the football program have called for Cameron's dismissal, his players had nothing but positives in regards to their coach.\n"I love him," Randle El said. "He means a lot to me. He's always been there for me and the team. He does a lot for his players, and I think that says a lot more than coaching itself. If you do stuff for your players off the field, as far as encouraging them and making sure they are going to class and doing the things that it takes to make you a good person and have great character and he's done that here at IU."\nSenior cornerback Marcus Floyd agreed.\n"Obviously this is the first time since he's been here that we've had so many big victories in a row," Floyd said. "Even though we've had hard times at the beginning, we turned everything around and he was an (integral) part of that. He kept us positive. He was a leader. He challenged guys to step up and he showed great leadership and it's something we can build upon."
Other notes\nOnce again, IU students tried to take down the goalposts. Following the Purdue game, the students were able to take down the south goal post, but this time security was ready. As students tried to make a run, police guarded both goals ... Attendance for the final game was 26,449. It was not the season-low as earlier predicted. That was Nov. 3 in the 56-21 Northwestern rout, when 26,213 fans attended.
