Hoosiers Land Three-Star Florida Defensive Back Larry Smith III

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Hoosiers Land Three-Star Florida Defensive Back Larry Smith III

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The Hoosiers are staying hot on the recruiting trail as Tom Allen and his staff have landed Larry Smith III, a three-star defensive back prospect according to 247Sports Composite rankings and a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, out of Oakleaf High School in Jacksonville, Florida. Smith III projects as a safety at the next level. Smith III is listed at five-foot-ten and 170 pounds. He made his announcement on Friday afternoon on Twitter:

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Hoosiers Pick Up Commitment From Local Three-Star TE Aaron Steinfeldt

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Hoosiers Pick Up Commitment From Local Three-Star TE Aaron Steinfeldt

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The recruiting momentum for the Hoosiers is starting to pick up. Less than 24 hours after picking up a commitment from Cooper Jones, the Hoosiers have their third commitment to the 2021 class in Bloomington North product Aaron Steinfeldt.

Steinfeldt is a a six-foot-five 235-pound tight end prospect who 247 Sports rates as a three-star recruit and the 12th best player in the state of Indiana. All three of Indiana’s 2021 verbal commits have been from in-state players. Jones is the 5th best player in the state and Rodney McGraw is listed as the eighth best prospect in Indiana.

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Tom Allen's Notes and Quotes From National Signing Day

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Tom Allen's Notes and Quotes From National Signing Day

Written by Andrew Walker

Notes

  • Allen really happy with signing day additions

  • Kahlil Benson is a huge get for Offensive Line

  • 19 guys out of high school/JuCo and one grad transfer make up the 2020 signing class

  • Nine mid-year enrollees have been working extremely hard and Allen is happy about their performance so far.

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Indiana Tops Off 2020 Class with Two Additional Signings

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Indiana Tops Off 2020 Class with Two Additional Signings

Written by Evan McShane (@very_reasonable)

The Indiana Hoosiers signed another solid group of players during the 2020 recruiting period. The class is 20 players deep including a graduate transfer, with 18 signing early and two late additions to close out the cycle. Size is the big theme of this class, with seven of the 20 players being offensive lineman to go with three defensive linemen. One of the most glaring holes on Indiana’s roster over the past several years has been depth in the trenches. Coach Allen and his staff did more than enough to address this by signing several quality linemen who will help the Hoosiers compete in the Big Ten. The class has an average rating of 85.00 by 247Sports and ranked 58th nationally. In comparison, the 2019 class had an average rating of 85.77 and ranked 39th nationally. The lower ranking is mainly due to the smaller class size.

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Class of 2020 Signing Period Profile: Jalen Mayala

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Class of 2020 Signing Period Profile: Jalen Mayala

Written by Amanda Pavelka (@amandapavelka3)

Name – Jalen Mayala

Position – Defensive End

Hometown/High School – Lawrenceville, GA/Archer High School

247 Composite Ranking – 3-star (85.30)

After signing nineteen in the early signing period, Tom Allen and coaching staff hit the recruiting trail to complete the 2020 signing class. The Hoosiers had yet to sign a defensive end in the upcoming recruiting class until Mark Hagen closed in on Jalen Mayala, who announced his commitment to Indiana football following his visit on January 24th.

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Hoosiers Land Top 400 Player, Rodney McGraw, as First Commitment of 2021 Class

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Hoosiers Land Top 400 Player, Rodney McGraw, as First Commitment of 2021 Class

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The Indiana Hoosiers have received their first commitment in their 2021 recruiting class in Rodney McGraw out of Elkhart, Indiana. McGraw is rated at the 341st best player in the nation and the sixth best in Indiana and a three-star prospect (88.66) by 247 Sports Composite rankings. He is a six-foot-five, 235-pound weak-side defensive end. McGraw chose Indiana over Michigan and 11 other schools.

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Indiana will Host 20 Prospects for Junior Day on Sunday

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Indiana will Host 20 Prospects for Junior Day on Sunday

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

The February signing period Is just a couple weeks away and with the recruiting dead period lifted things are heating up on the trail in college football. Indiana football will host a “junior” day on Sunday January 26th for for 20 prospects (four in the 2022 class and 16 in the 2021 class) according to Matt Weaver of Peegs.com who was the first to publish and confirm the list of prospects.

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Three-Star In-State Offensive Lineman Commits to Indiana Ahead of the Early Signing Period

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Three-Star In-State Offensive Lineman Commits to Indiana Ahead of the Early Signing Period

Written by Sammy Jacobs

The Indiana Hoosiers picked up a commitment hours ahead of the start of the early signing period for college football when Randy Holtz announced on Twitter he was going to IU. Holtz, out of R.Nelson Snider High School in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Holtz is listed at six-foot-six and 342 pounds and is rated as a three-star prospect by 247 Sports Composite Rankings. He had nine total offers and chose the Hoosiers over the Purdue Boilermakers.

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Recapping a Huge Recruiting Weekend for Indiana Football

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Recapping a Huge Recruiting Weekend for Indiana Football

Written By: TJ Inman (@TJHoosierHuddle)

The past ten days have been quite eventful for the Indiana football program. They beat Purdue to win the Old Oaken Bucket and finish the regular season 8-4, secured the commitment of highly-regarded defensive tackle Damarjhe Lewis, announced the contract extension of Tom Allen and a big investment in the program’s future, landed a few more commitments after hosting several visitors this past weekend and then announcing a spot in the Gator Bowl against Tennessee. Hoosier Huddle will be covering all of that but this particular article is a recap on the past weekend’s additions to the Hoosiers 2020 recruiting class.

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Hoosiers Cap of Massive Day with a Commitment from Three-Star Tight End A.J. Barner

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Hoosiers Cap of Massive Day with a Commitment from Three-Star Tight End A.J. Barner

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

A crazy day for Indiana football fans gets even better as the Hoosiers landed their third commitment of the day from three-star Ohio tight end A.J. Barner. Barner, a one-time Ohio University commitment, chose the Hoosiers over offers from Michigan State and seven other schools.

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