IUFB Recruiting and Transfer Portal Updates

[Lebowski]

A spot to put all the recruiting and transfer portal updates/news. 

I'm not sure where to create this. I contemplated of placing recruiting news in this here but then though it should be separate.
 

[Lebowski]

Mentions:
Monshun Sales, Mason McDermott, Hunter Malling, Ace Alston, Reinaldo Perez, Xander Edwards
 

[Lebowski]

Mentions: Lavar Keys, D'Montae Tims, Monshun Sales

[DChoosier]

5 hours ago, Lebowski said:

Mentions: Lavar Keys, D'Montae Tims, Monshun Sales

Man I want us to land Sales in the worst way.

He is from Indiana, would be our first 5* ever and I would like us to be known as a place where WR’s shine.

[hotjawns]

Mickens to OU? Lmk if you’ve heard anything 

[Hoosierfanyuh]

41 minutes ago, hotjawns said:

Mickens to OU? Lmk if you’ve heard anything 

Matt weaver says we haven’t been recruiting him for a few weeks now

[Lebowski]

@HoosierHuddle asked the question in this presser.

For context:
2023
  247 IUFB Composite Rank - 68
  247 OSU Composite Rank - 4

2024
  247 IUFB Composite Rank - 66
  247 OSU Composite Rank - 5

2025
  247 IUFB Composite Rank - 49
  247 OSU Composite Rank -  4

2026
  247 IUFB Overall Rank - 30
  247 OSU Overall Rank - 6


Another way to see the gap closing is by the Avg.
2025
  IUFB Avg: 86.51
  OSU Avg: 91.51
2025
  IUFB Avg: 88.0
  OSU Avg: 92.07

[rcbowla]

34 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I mean their UM and MSU bios have completely different sets of parents and hometowns listed. I had the same question early in the season and looked into it. 

I live my life by believing everything I read on the internet as fact. I read that somewhere and clearly they were wrong lol.

[DChoosier]

https://www.newsweek.com/sports/ncaa/indiana-hoosiers-curt-cignetti-emerging-transfer-sam-leavitt-11177874

 

2026 QB possibility.  

Based on success with Rourke, Mendoza, Cig etc I expect us to be linked to several top QB’s.

[Home Jersey]

Imagine there will be some guys from UM we'll want to take a look at

[Lebowski]

17 hours ago, Home Jersey said:

Imagine there will be some guys from UM we'll want to take a look at

I'd reverse that and imagine guys from UM will want to look at us. I'm already thinking about a guy from my neck of the woods, Benny Patterson. He never received an offer from IUFB but now that he's got a full year under his belt and sporadic playing time who knows if that'll change. He'd be closer to his family. I would think he's got a pretty sweet NIL deal already so who knows. I spoke about him here and I don't think he ended up visiting that game. 

[Lebowski]

 

[BeerBQ]

On 12/8/2025 at 3:05 PM, Stuhoo said:

Holy ****, his brother Andrew Marsh is also top 150 overall recruit and a strong-@$$ slot guy. Would Nick join him? Not at Andrew's school - he plays for the passing game disaster that is Michigan!

Andrew just finished a very, very good freshman year, and Nick is only a sophomore.

Nick Marsh, Andrew Marsh, Becker, and Bond/Chandler would be an amazing WR room. And that's if Coop goes pro - he has another year of eligibility left.

Tyler Morris could also be there. I’d heard some good things preseason. 

[BtownStrength]

By my count we have offered 5 of the 4* guys in Michigan's 2026 class. One of which is TE Matt Ludwig who was just granted release from his NLI. 

[rcbowla]

20 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

I read that someplace early this week too, but don't recall where. I could get on board with that! 

Not so sure about Leavitt though. 

Larry on X said IU is a team to watch for Marsh. That was the 1st place I saw it. BTW this Larry fella is getting a lot of things right lately.

[Brass Cannon]

17 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

Larry on X said IU is a team to watch for Marsh. That was the 1st place I saw it. BTW this Larry fella is getting a lot of things right lately.

That might have been it. Not sure

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Larry on X said IU is a team to watch for Marsh. That was the 1st place I saw it. BTW this Larry fella is getting a lot of things right lately.

Trying to be the next Trilly. Trilly called him out. Internet can be fun. Definitely knows stuff. Also backtracked the Marsh convo when called out.


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[rcbowla]

7 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Trying to be the next Trilly. Trilly called him out. Internet can be fun. Definitely knows stuff. Also backtracked the Marsh convo when called out.


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Not really backtracked. Just clarified that he was just saying IU was a team to watch and that he wasn't ready to predict anything. 

[Home Jersey]

I am sure plenty will disagree but I would like to see Alberto win the starting job next year and suspect he will. For depth purposes I think we add a QB but I'd rather not overspend on a big name when I'm sure there will be competent / experienced / serviceable guys who would accept a chance to compete knowing they may be QB2 at the start of the year. Prefer to spend that money on some big nasties in the trenches. 

[Stuhoo]

8 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

I am sure plenty will disagree but I would like to see Alberto win the starting job next year and suspect he will. For depth purposes I think we add a QB but I'd rather not overspend on a big name when I'm sure there will be competent / experienced / serviceable guys who would accept a chance to compete knowing they may be QB2 at the start of the year. Prefer to spend that money on some big nasties in the trenches. 

There are two certainties for me:

1. Cig, Shanny, and Whitmer see Alberto every day and already know if he is going to be their featured heir apparent.
2. If they do not want Alberto to be their guy? They will have a **** ton of portal QB's dying to be the guy at IU.