Hoosier All Purpose Back Jaylin Lucas Enters the Transfer Portal

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Hoosier All Purpose Back Jaylin Lucas Enters the Transfer Portal

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

Indiana all-purpose back Jaylin Lucas has entered his name into the NCAA Transfer Portal. Lucas led the Big Ten in kick return yards (1,163) the last two seasons with three touchdowns. Lucas also scored four touchdowns on offense in 2023 and two in 2022.

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Hoosier Transfer Portal Needs: Defense

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Hoosier Transfer Portal Needs: Defense

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

On Monday the NCAA Transfer Portal opens for college football players. The Indiana Hoosiers already have more than a dozen players entering the portal as of publishing. Indiana, like many teams, will need to fill some needs via the portal. Especially with Curt Cignetti taking over for the 2024 season. Here are IU’s biggest needs from the transfer portal on defense.

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Hoosier Transfer Portal Needs: Offense

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Hoosier Transfer Portal Needs: Offense

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

On Monday the NCAA Transfer Portal opens for college football players. The Indiana Hoosiers already have more than a dozen players entering the portal as of publishing. Indiana, like many teams, will need to fill some needs via the portal. Especially with Curt Cignetti taking over for the 2024 season. Here are IU’s biggest needs from the transfer portal on offense.

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Cignetti Recruiting Profile: Everything You Need to Know About the New Recruiter

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Cignetti Recruiting Profile: Everything You Need to Know About the New Recruiter

Written by Ethan Roberts

Indiana’s new coach is leaving behind a prolific recruiting run at James Madison University. In 2022, James Madison jumped from the FCS to the FBS conference. JMU’s recruiting, which was never ranked in the top-100 according to 247Sports, stormed into 86th for the 2024 signing class. The 2024 class would be ranked 5th in the Sun Belt Conference if all signings stay. 

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What Indiana's Defense is Getting with Curt Cignetti

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What Indiana's Defense is Getting with Curt Cignetti

Written by T.J. Inman

For a head coach with an offensive background, Curt Cignetti’s teams sure do play good defense. The Dukes were tied for second in the country in sacks per game (3.7) and were second in the country in yards per rush allowed (2.1). Those two key stats helped them hold opponents to 19.9 points per game, the 21st best mark in the country. It was a continuation of what JMU did in 2022 when they held opponents to 22.3 points per game and were again tied for second in the nation in sacks per game (3.6). 

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Cignetti Filling Strength and Conditioning Roles

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Cignetti Filling Strength and Conditioning Roles

Written by T.J. Inman

Anytime a new head football coach is hired, change in personnel is expected. When the school that coach was hired by has been in the basement of their conference for three seasons, the changes go from “renovation” to “gut job”. While the coaching staff is still in the process of being filled out, it appears Curt Cignetti will not be retaining much of what was in place in Bloomington. It is being reported that Derek Owings and Nate Adams are coming from James Madison to lead the IU football strength and conditioning program.

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Column: It Seems Indiana Has Figured Football Out with Cignetti Hire

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Column: It Seems Indiana Has Figured Football Out with Cignetti Hire

Written by Sammy Jacobs (@Hoosier_Huddle)

I will preface this by saying that success in college football is not guaranteed and that there is still plenty of work to get down before the Hoosiers open up the 2024 season on August 31st against Florida International. However, the events that have transpired in Bloomington over the last week has inspired confidence that the IU administration has a plan for the football program and is executing it.

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What Indiana's Offense is Getting with Hiring of Curt Cignetti

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What Indiana's Offense is Getting with Hiring of Curt Cignetti

Written by T.J. Inman

Curt Cignetti has an offensive background and his teams consistently produce on the scoreboard. Analyzing the past five seasons seems like a very good starting point with a decent sample size that encompasses his tenure at James Madison, with three seasons in the FCS and two in the FBS. One trend you see right away is that he prefers to have a quarterback that can utilize his legs, particularly in the red zone.

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