Overview
- Multiple outlets report that former TCU starter Josh Hoover has committed to Indiana and is expected to enroll in January with one year of eligibility remaining.
- Hoover enters as college football’s leading returning passer with 9,629 yards and 71 touchdowns, including a TCU-record 3,949 passing yards in 2024 and a 2025 line of 3,472 yards, 29 TDs and 13 interceptions.
- He is projected to start next season if Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza enters the 2026 NFL Draft, a decision Mendoza has not yet announced.
- Indiana supplemented the move with transfer additions at key spots: Michigan State wideout Nick Marsh (confirmed to AP by his mother), Boston College running back Turbo Richard and Kansas State edge rusher Tobi Osunsanmi.
- The commitment arrives as No. 1 Indiana prepares for the Jan. 9 Peach Bowl CFP semifinal vs. Oregon, continuing Cignetti’s transfer-QB model that previously featured Kurtis Rourke in 2024 and Mendoza in 2025.