Written by: TJ Inman

2024 was a historic campaign for the Indiana Hoosiers. IU was 11-2 and made the College Football Playoff, ultimately losing to Notre Dame in South Bend. A large portion of the success in year number one of the Curt Cignetti era could be attributed to very successful additions from the transfer portal. Kurtis Rourke, Elijah Sarratt, Myles Price, Zach Horton, Ke’Shawn Williams and Trey Wedig stood out on offense while guys like Mikail Kamara, CJ West, Jaylin Walker and Aiden Fisher were outstanding on defense. A good chunk of the first-year transfers came from James Madison and helped instill the culture Curt Cignetti and his staff were going for. Having that prior relationship clearly helped with talent evaluation.