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Still needs to sign, long way to go. But, Hoosier stays in the Hoosier state! It's our second Hoosier and OT to commit. IUFB is starting to get the in-state recruits, unlike the past where they'd typically look elsewhere to places like Notre Dame.

I've waited my entire life for someone like Pam Whitten to force that paradigm shift in the athletic department. I still can't believe the top brass hired an established successful football coach with a resume to back it up. Cloud nine, man. Cloud nine.

Never say never.

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High school recruiting is the foundation and bedrock for every successful program. Coach Cig has been on record saying he'd prefer to focus on high school recruiting and rely less on the portal. That's been the trend over the last three recruiting cycles. If Michigan offers you $25k a month and a full ride scholarship to play football are you still staying close to home? These are the type of decisions today's recruits have to make.

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Pate is so far up the SEC's ars. You'd be poop faced if you had to drink every time he references that poop conference. Brutal.

Yeah, Mendoza was savant special with skills and so much fun to watch. Hopefully Hoover can take the reigns and be a general out there on the gridiron. 812FB is looking good for sure.

I'm guessing more tuck and run instead of slinging into something not there.

And that might happen as well. Especially with a run game and front 5. For comparison, Mendoza had 4 total rushing TDs in 2 years at Cal. Hoover doesn't have the rushing juice like Mendoza though so who knows. But he did have 4 rushing TDs his sophomore year and 2 last year at TCU. Hopefully, he cleans up the picks and if that happens it might be an indirect transition into more rushing attempts.

It's not crazy to say, compared to both QBs prior to Hoover, at the exact same time, he's stepping into 812 better than both of them. Last year he ranked 2nd nationally in RPO behind... IUFB's QB. TCU's offense is almost near identical to IUFB's. He's got a quick release. He's TCU's best QB they've ever had in their entire history. We're going to see intermediate and deep balls like no other. Yes, even more than both Rourke and Mendoza. Stats two years prior to IUFB Rourke: 5464 Passing Yards, 36 TDs Mendoza: 4712 Passing Yards, 30 TDs Hoover: 7421 Passing Yards, 56 TDs Hoover is just 10 passes shy of beating both Rourke and Mendoza combined! Again, all of these comments are based on preseason Does this translate to a better QB than the last two years? No. Hoover has a lot of flaws that needs to be cleaned up. But man, hands down he's statistically the best and most experienced RPO QB the staff has ever had to work with during preseason. Exciting times for 812FB.

This is not a hot take. Hoover is the best QB transferring into IUFB compared to the two previous NFL drafted QBs. I'm not saying that translates into a Heisman like season but today, during the spring, he's better than both of them were during the spring. He's also perfect for this offense. I have a feeling we're in for a treat folks.

Scheduled to visit 812 this weekend.

Scheduled to visit 812 this weekend.

Made the cut.

Top 15 LB out of Chicago, IL 247 On3

A lot of OL visit this weekend. 247 Visit List On3 Visit List Caleb Johnson Mason McDermott Kal-El Johnson Dominic Black

Looks like we're in a battle with Ga Tech. Scheduled to visit 812 this weekend.

Made the cut. Looks like we're in a battle with Va Tech.

Top 20 OT out of New Madison, OH 247 On3

Top 50 Edge out of Fort Wayne, IN 247 On3

Coach Mallory has been there for over a decade. He's had some good and bad years. Recently he's been on a tear. I don't know much about the program and feeder system but if I had to guess, if they have one, he's the reason or has improved it. Maybe someone on here that knows more can provide us more insight. LN has always had the talent. A ton of professional athletes come from LN. For example, Todd Leary, Eric Montross, Greg Oden and Mike Conely Jr. are all LN alum. Also, I forgot to mention Donaven McCulley is from LN.

@jermhoosierfan, yeah like @Stuhoo mentioned, it's Lawrence North High School. Omar Cooper Jr., Davion Chandler, Monshun Sales, and now Ethan Adbulraheem all have been offered and/or on or have been on the IUFB roster. It's most definitely a trend. I see this as all very good for IUFB.