(2026 Transfer) TE Miami - Brock Schott to Indiana

[Stuhoo]

An outstanding, extended interview with Brock Schott, who I assume will be the starting tight end:

 

[skhoosier2]

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

An outstanding, extended interview with Brock Schott, who I assume will be the starting tight end:

 

Good listen. Anyone know what the reason was for him leaving Miami?  Said all the right things. We need someone to step up in the position. Riley left big shoes to fill. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

1 hour ago, skhoosier2 said:

Good listen. Anyone know what the reason was for him leaving Miami?  Said all the right things. We need someone to step up in the position. Riley left big shoes to fill. 

I think he misses Indiana/friends/family.  Has a lot of friends at Indiana U.  Sets up to be the perfect environment for his family to watch his games in person.  
 

From what I heard this was decided around Thanksgiving break/Christmas break time. 

[Stuhoo]

22 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I think he misses Indiana/friends/family.  Has a lot of friends at Indiana U.  Sets up to be the perfect environment for his family to watch his games in person.  
 

From what I heard this was decided around Thanksgiving break/Christmas break time. 

Appreciate the local insight you have for this player!

It is a pretty perfect situation for him;

1. He gets to be close to home,
2. Transfers to one of the very few programs where there is no dropoff in accomplishment compared to Miami, and
3. Plugs in at one of the VERY few places that Cig and staff are willing to start someone that is inexperienced. The staff must like either him (or maybe Barker/Thiry) a ton to leave that position to a young player.

[skhoosier2]

1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

I think he misses Indiana/friends/family.  Has a lot of friends at Indiana U.  Sets up to be the perfect environment for his family to watch his games in person.  
 

From what I heard this was decided around Thanksgiving break/Christmas break time. 

Thanks for the insight.  I didn't expect him to say anything bad about Miami in the interview, but he never gave any hints why he hit the portal just that IU was the place he wanted to be when transferring.  Really glad it worked out for him and his family.  Sometimes a kid thinks they want to go far from home, but when they get there even if the sport is everything they wanted it to be (high level program, great coaching, winning culture) it still may not be the right fit.  My niece is an example of that.  She had it all but missed home, her boyfriend, and having a life that being a student athlete doesn't allow for at times.  She was playing a big role on her team too, so it wasn't due to utilization or unhappiness with coaching.  Coaches loved her she loved them.  It was unfortunate but she was able to concentrate on school more, take in person classes again, and change her major to something she actually wanted to pursue instead of just doing a major that her sport allowed for due to practice time and scheduling.  Fit is incredibly important along with the athlete's mental health.  Glad he's a Hoosier!

[WayneFleekHoosier]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Appreciate the local insight you have for this player!

It is a pretty perfect situation for him;

1. He gets to be close to home,
2. Transfers to one of the very few programs where there is no dropoff in accomplishment compared to Miami, and
3. Plugs in at one of the VERY few places that Cig and staff are willing to start someone that is inexperienced. The staff must like either him (or maybe Barker/Thiry) a ton to leave that position to a young player.

Really excited for him and his family. Hope he grabs that spot and holds onto it. But there are a lot of young guys there that can play so no guarantees.  (As it should be)

I was personally shocked we didn’t get an experienced guy too, which, I guess says a lot. 
 

He’s a smart kid, he’s a big kid, he’s a very athletic kid.  No reason he can’t be successful.  He was pretty dominant in the HS landscape. Was a good baseball player, basketball player too. 
 

Needs to stay healthy.  
 

Would personally love to see him and Nowakowski race in the 60.  Riley was sneaky fast.  He was so good. And apparently Brock is watching and learning all that film. 

[Lebowski]

He got asked about giving advice to kids playing the position of TE. He mentioned Riley's role (Drafted Rd5 - Steelers). Horton (Under contract with the Lions) had the same role. Horton did so many things on the field that no one talked about. I recall during the Maryland game focusing on him. He only had 1 catch for 18 yards that game but he did so many things to make that offense tick. Over the last two years, the TE has been the most important position for the offensive's success. This is the trend and I don't think that'll change in the foreseeable future.