I know from previous discussions this was a foregone conclusion, but saw it was recently confirmed.
Julian Lewis will be at Michigan Game
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There's optimism that he'll be there, but it's not 100% just yet.
I really don’t know much about him, but if CCC wants him, he’s gotta be special.
Does this help?
Julian Lewis named nation's No. 1 prospect by Rivals in updated rankings
It seemed inevitable that when Carrollton (Georgia) quarterback Julian Lewis reclassified from 2026 into 2025 he'd face a slight dip in the prospect rankings.
I don't think we've ever gotten the nations #1 basketball prospect!
Yeah, I've read that stuff. It's exciting. But Roark has taught me we don't necessarily need 5 star dudes to kill it with CCC's system. That and I'm pretty partial to the 2 CG QBs we have. Cherry is the real deal. When it's his turn, we're going to be more than Ok.Does this help?
Julian Lewis named nation's No. 1 prospect by Rivals in updated rankings
It seemed inevitable that when Carrollton (Georgia) quarterback Julian Lewis reclassified from 2026 into 2025 he'd face a slight dip in the prospect rankings.www.si.com
I’m puzzled by this one. On one hand, I have a ton of confidence in Cigs and his staff to evaluate talent. On the other, it seems like Cigs has won with veteran quarterbacks, not freshmen. I also wonder what this would do to the other QBs at IU - Jackson, Cherry, Mendoza. Crazy and exciting times to be an IU fan. Beat Michigan!
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The NIL will be there regardless of his PT early on. If you remove that, the only things left are: personal relationships, can this team win, and can this coaching staff develop me to play in the NFL? I think IU and this staff checks all of those boxes.
Back in the day, there was no NIL so playing day 1 was always a bigger factor. A good QB shouldn't want to be thrown to the wolves, they should want to be trained to succeed and once that has happened, the staff puts him in the best position to show it on the field.
No doubt IU will this offseason be rippling with NIL cash. Talent will be plentiful. Cignetti will build an even stronger roster. If there is QB that can run the floor show he'll bring him in.
No need to be puzzled. Cig has explained that to field a competitive roster he had to build from the portal and will have to again after this year, but they also need young talent to develop. Unless Julian enrolls in the spring I highly doubt he will be ready to lead this offense next season. We are probably looking at Tayven or one of the other 2 getting the start next year and then I can seen Ju Ju taking over as a rs fr.
People put too much on expecting a true freshman to start right away. What you put on tape matters. Look at Dylan Raiola at Neb. Many fans are already seeking his benching and Matt Rhule is getting criticized every week because of the lack of wins. Young guys need time in a system and it can get ugly if you put them out there before they are ready. Even the great ARE redshirted his true freshman year.
I trust in Cig whether we get Lewis or not, but the best thing he gives us is helping attract other high level recruits. Also, don’t misinterpret that just because Cig says he doesn’t look at stars that it means he excludes them. It only means he values his assessment of talent more than that of recruiting services. He will recruit the best “talent” he can and if they happen to also be rated high by recruiting services that doesn’t exclude them.
If JU Ju ends up at Colorado and starts day 1 I expect them to have the same type of season Nebraska is having this year and the impatient Buff fans and writers will question Deion and his offensive staff all season. I think he will end up at CU or IU, but I don’t get hung up on hs recruiting anymore because so many transfer before they ever see the field.
He was academically ineligible. He dominated the number one defense every week from the scout team and would 10000000% have started as a freshman. Same as Levron.
This is an observation that the NFL seems to not be able to make...the transition from HS to college is big...the transition from college to the NFL is ... IMO ... bigger.
