Overview
- Hoover, college football’s top returning passer with 9,629 yards and 71 touchdowns, has committed to Indiana and is positioned to start if Mendoza enters the NFL draft.
- Indiana’s portal haul spans key positions with additions including WR Nick Marsh (Michigan State), RB Turbo Richard (Boston College) and edge rusher Tobi Osunsanmi (Kansas State), among others.
- Mark Cuban confirmed a new NIL donation ahead of the Jan. 2 portal window, and Indiana’s class now features nine transfer commitments and ranks No. 4 nationally per 247Sports.
- The Hoosiers are assembling next season’s roster as they prepare to face Oregon in Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinal at the Peach Bowl.
- The concentrated portal period is reshaping rosters across the sport, with reports that roughly 14 Iowa State players are set to join Penn State under new coach Matt Campbell.