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Weak offensive foul on OSU there, not surprised w/Newman's 'fake hustle'...

Not sure where to drop this, but I am seeing that Stansbury is out at WKU. I hope the next staff can unlock Lander - he played in all 31 games w/ 2 starts and an eFG of 38.0 (not great...)

This. I 'think' Gonzaga, Marquette, and K-St are locks for the three line and the final spot is a conversation b/w Tennessee, UConn, Xavier, and IU. Virginia could make a push if they win the ACC Tourney as well.

Interesting thought on Essegian, his #2 KenPom comp for the season is Butler's Kellen Dunham (freshmen year). A player that many on the board would have happily taken on a Crean roster at the time. I am of course not saying Essegian will end up like Dunham, but it is an interesting comp.

As painful as it may be next season, if JHS goes to the league after one season and is drafted in the mid-first round this may actually help the program longterm. CMW and staff can showcase how they were able take a borderline McDonald's AA and make him a 1st rounder in one season of development in the system. Have to imagine this message would resonate with young men ranked in the 20's-40's, e.g. Liam McNeely.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Dequece Carter come in and make an immediate impact as well.

From CTA's media availability this morning (1/22), I believe there are four- five open scholarships (if the four current portal players don't return) at this point so 1-2x DL, 1x DB, 1x WR, and 1x TE would put the squad at 85 heading into Spring Practice.

Matt Weaver made a similar comment on a recent Hoosier Huddle podcast, basically stating that the talent coming in was equal to/if not better than what is going out. Does that deliver 6 or more wins - who knows?! But the coaching staff is doing what they need to on the TP/NIL front. Curious to see the direction CTA takes with the last five or so scholarships, looking at tea leaves I would guess a combination of HS (Riles has an OV 1/27) & JUCO (staff engaged w/Nwokocha) over the coming weeks and a shift back to the TP later in the Spring.

Richard Thomas to Florida Atlantic, per his Twitter. I believe that leaves five scholarship players from last season in the portal - Simmons, Swinton, Sio, Randy Holtz, and Lanier.

Agree, someone is going to see a 'Josh Allen ceiling' and shoot their shot, and I hope it isn't the Colts.

Ryder Anderson was a nice piece as well

We talk a lot about limited growth & development across the defense, but Pierre is one of the exceptions to that rule over the past 2-3 seasons. His maturation has been special, I doubt there is next level potential there - but he will continue to be a serviceable Power 5 contributor.

Indeed, he's clearly keeping the competition on the bench ; )

Good stuff, I just saw it pop on the 247 tracker, as usual Hova is on top of the game! https://247sports.com/college/indiana/Season/2023-Football/TransferPortal/?institutionkey=24040

Add one more to the portal @Hovadipo; Swinton had promise and with the right QB & offense, I believe he would have delivered for CTA.

Carter & Johnson are a pair of nice transfers for the D. Taylor Lehman, great follow, is expecting somewhere b/w 7-23 additions depending on COVID & transfer portal returnees - so that's fun.

Same, but you can't blame him with all the turnover he has seen at the QB position..I'm honestly surprised more WR's haven't put their name in the portal yet.

Please add Swinton to the list @Hovadipo

Whats the scouting report on UNCG? I've ready they're a bit one dimensional, but know little beyond that.

Agree 100% - they are lottery tickets, sometimes they hit (Cam Camper, Weston Kramer) sometimes they don't (Connor Bazelak, Jaren Handy). This staff hasn't shown a strong enough hit rate to base an offseason strategy on it for me- but I'm just a guy behind a laptop, the hell do I know?

^This. Curious what he is targeting in the portal, the staff's recent recruitment targets have largely been JUCO's a clear transition to immediate fixes across the field.

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Looks like Trey didn't dress for tonight, anyone have perspective here?

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