IUFB 2024/25 Portalstravaganza

[Crimson and Cream 5,832]

32 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Two years of eligibility left.  Rotational guy with Tennessee last year.  Come out of high school as a safety so I assume can play either safety of corner.

 

Son of NFL great Rodney Harrison

[go iu bb 6,206]

Some new names from TDH:

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-football-transfer-portal-tracker-following-the-2024-regular-season/

• Tru Edwards, WR, Louisiana Tech
• Donovan Green, TE, Texas A&M
• Traylon Ray, WR, West Virginia
• Bryce Damous, TE, UAB

Tru Edwards would be a great pick up. Almost 1k yards this year on 84 catches. 6-3 so he has good height.

[Stuhoo 81,223]

7 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

Some new names from TDH:

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-football-transfer-portal-tracker-following-the-2024-regular-season/

• Tru Edwards, WR, Louisiana Tech
• Donovan Green, TE, Texas A&M
• Traylon Ray, WR, West Virginia
• Bryce Damous, TE, UAB

Donovan Green looks like a dice roll with major upside.

Traylon Ray and Tru Edwards are just plain good.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,467]

Definitely have some talent strolling through.

Would be curious what “no self imposed limitations” looks like as a NIL balance sheet. Lol.


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13 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Definitely have some talent strolling through.

Would be curious what “no self imposed limitations” looks like as a NIL balance sheet. Lol.


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I'd love more intel on NIL, it's so important but it's hard to get data points and it's fluid in nature.  I'd guess we're now middle of the conference, maybe just below that, which is big progress from being one of the bottom teams a little over a year ago.

I'm also curious how we allocate the $22M rev share to the various sports. 

[Hoosierfanyuh 2,278]

Brandon Cisse & Tamarcus Cooley? Our whole staff + Weaver follow them on X. Both from NC state

[Demo 20,299]

6 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Brandon Cisse & Tamarcus Cooley? Our whole staff + Weaver follow them on X. Both from NC state

Guess it’s fair to assume the staff liked the NC State secondary.

[JSHoosier 20,305]

57 minutes ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Brandon Cisse & Tamarcus Cooley? Our whole staff + Weaver follow them on X. Both from NC state

How many corners do we need? Cisse was a starting CB for them and Cooley was the nickel.

We have one transferring out.

[cbp4iu 1,495]

1 hour ago, JSHoosier said:

How many corners do we need? Cisse was a starting CB for them and Cooley was the nickel.

We have one transferring out.

Cooley would be a great get. Has like 3 years of eligibility. Also had 2 picks in the bowl game.

[Hurryin' Hoosiers 1,998]

5 hours ago, JSHoosier said:

How many corners do we need? Cisse was a starting CB for them and Cooley was the nickel.

We have one transferring out.

Seems we are interested in at least 1 more (could be multiple targets for 1 spot).  Might also mean someone we think is a corner may move over to safety.

[JSHoosier 20,305]

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2025/01/03/why-cal-qb-transfer-fernando-mendoza-picked-iu-football-curt-cignetti-indiana-hoosiers-portal-news/77434787007/

[go iu bb 6,206]

10 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2025/01/03/why-cal-qb-transfer-fernando-mendoza-picked-iu-football-curt-cignetti-indiana-hoosiers-portal-news/77434787007/

It appears from that article that Cherry has a knee injury and might miss the whole offseason. Maybe that is why they brought Bell in.

[MemphisHoosier 2,253]

5 hours ago, Hurryin' Hoosiers said:

Seems we are interested in at least 1 more (could be multiple targets for spot).  Might also mean someone we think is a corner may move over to safety.

Coach Haines has shown an an aptitude for moving players around to best suite their skillset and team need- see JMF to Edge.  I think your hypothesis is spot on @Hurryin' Hoosiers

[RaceToTheTop 25,978]

4 hours ago, Hurryin' Hoosiers said:

Seems we are interested in at least 1 more (could be multiple targets for 1 spot).  Might also mean someone we think is a corner may move over to safety.

Christain Harrison (Tennessee) fits that bill.  Entered college as a safety and Tennessee moved him to corner.

[MemphisHoosier 2,253]

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[DoctorP 1,086]

We definitely need a veteran qb able and willing to be Mendozas backup

[Brass Cannon 24,862]

32 minutes ago, DoctorP said:

We definitely need a veteran qb able and willing to be Mendozas backup

With the new rules I doubt many programs will have 2 quality options at QB. 

[lillurk 3,756]

41 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

With the new rules I doubt many programs will have 2 quality options at QB. 

Yeah, teams with highly regarded true freshman have had a hard time getting top tier QBs — Nebraska last year with Raiola, Michigan this offseason with Underwood coming in. Michigan got a pretty good player but folks still think Underwood will usurp him at some point during the season even if he doesn’t win the job in camp.

I wonder about a significant up-transfer; pretty sure MSU had a guy like that as a backup this year. Someone who’s played in FCS or something?

[DoctorP 1,086]

53 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

With the new rules I doubt many programs will have 2 quality options at QB. 

Yeah, not saying he has to be of that high quality. But somebody who’s played at lower levels and can run the offense if our primary guy goes down. 
Who’s our #2 right now?

[Brass Cannon 24,862]

Just now, DoctorP said:

Yeah, not saying he has to be of that high quality. But somebody who’s played at lower levels and can run the offense if our primary guy goes down. 
Who’s our #2 right now?

Anybody hitting those marks is likely going to have an NIL deal somewhere to start