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BLOOMINGTON – Curt Cignetti’s roster rebuild began to take shape earlier this week, with a flurry of high school commitments and recommitments, as well as one transfer.
Last weekend brought a first wave of visitors to Bloomington, for Cignetti and his newly completed staff to wine and dine.
Among the group were a handful of former James Madison commitments who received Indiana offers shortly after reopening their recruitments, several currently committed high school seniors reevaluating the new staff and a handful of transfers.
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Of particular interest are the four former JMU commits, three of whom are now Indiana commits.
Quarterback Alberto Mendoza, edge rusher Daniel Ndukwe and defensive lineman Mario Landino all publicly committed to Indiana following visits this weekend. Each added an IU offer virtually as soon as they reopened their recruitments, and then shut those recruitments back down once they were able to visit a familiar staff in a new program.
The lone JMU decommitment who was offered but hasn’t yet followed Cignetti to Indiana is Jah Jah Boyd, a two-way athlete from the Philadelphia area. Boyd is reportedly visiting Pittsburgh this weekend, to backstop his Bloomington trip. The highest-rated commitment in the Dukes’ 2024 class before Cignetti left for IU, Boyd would be an early win for the Hoosiers’ new coach if he can convince Boyd to come with him.
Indiana University President Pamela Whitten shakes hands with the university’s newly announced head coach of football Curt Cignetti as Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Scott Dolson holds a jersey with Cignetti’s name on it on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.
There have been some lingering…
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Author : IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star
Publish date : 2023-12-14 09:40:02
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