Who has Indiana football’s new staff offered scholarships to in the transfer portal?

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football’s new coach Curt Cignetti is looking for some experienced talent in the transfer portal.

He won’t be lacking for options.

More than 1,100 FBS players have already entered the transfer portal in this cycle, the portal window opened on Dec. 4.and runs through Jan. 2. The number includes 26 players from the Hoosiers roster; three have already committed elsewhere.

“You have to engage in the portal because everybody’s turning over at least 30 percent of their roster right now,” Cignetti said, during his introductory press conference. “If you don’t, you’ve got no chance.”

Cignetti scored his first win with the verbal commitment of Wake Forest running back Justice Ellison on Sunday. Ellison ran for 1,909 yards (4.5 per carry) with 15 touchdowns in four seasons.

Indiana still has a long list of needs.

Here’s a look at some of the offers that have gone out from Indiana’s new staff over the last week:

More: Indiana football projected scholarship chart at start of Curt Cignetti’s tenure

Cyrus Allen

Position: WR

Previous school: Louisiana Tech

Year: Junior (2 years of eligibility)

Allen made 18 starts in his two seasons with Louisiana Tech. In 2023, he had 46 catches for 778 yards with four touchdowns. He ranked fifth in Conference USA with 70.7 yards per game and three games with more than 100 yards. He also returned kicks for the school.

Mario Anderson

Positon: RB

Previous school: South Carolina

Year: Grad Transfer (1 year of eligibility)

Anderson led the team with 707 rushing yards (4.9 per carry) with three touchdowns. He also had 22 catches for 153 yards and a score. He landed at South Carolina after four seasons with Newberry College where he put up 3,301 yards rushing and 35 touchdowns, and was a two-time first-team all-conference performer.

Ethan Boyd

Boyd played 313 snaps (all at right…

Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/indiana-football-staff-offered-scholarships-090730496.html

Author : The Herald-Times

Publish date : 2023-12-11 09:07:30

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.