Remaining Portal Needs and Scholarships available (per articles out there)

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From t.o.s. :

https://247sports.com/college/indiana/longformarticle/indiana-football-2025-roster-overview-ahead-of-transfer-portal-opening-241419982/

https://247sports.com/longformarticle/indiana-football-transfer-portal-live-tracker-241891786/

Plus a few other articles:

Indiana Football 2025 Offensive Roster Outlook With Transfer Portal Recruiting Ahead

With the College Football Playoff looming, Indiana already is planning for next season. Here’s who the Hoosiers could lose on offense.

www.si.com

IU football transfer portal tracker following the 2024 regular season (UPDATED)

The offseason reshuffling of rosters is well under way. As we do each season, below is a tracker for the 2024 postseason transfer portal activity involving the Hoosiers. We’ll monitor player…

www.thedailyhoosier.com

Indiana Football Transfer Portal Tracker

Welcome to our Indiana football transfer portal tracker, where we'll keep an updated list of all of the outgoing and incoming transfers.

www.si.com

IU football: A position-by-position look at what we know about the 2025 roster

IU football’s season is complete and the roster overhaul is moving full steam ahead. Below we take a position-by-position look at which players are out of eligibility, who is eligible to retu…

www.thedailyhoosier.com

Hopefully that will help bring us all up to date...

Should be interesting to see who we finish bringing in via the Portal and who else we might pick up in the Spring...

 

[Jssanto]

Looks like we had a few guys go into the portal the last few days. Were they lesser playing time guys? Guys who might sign with a mid major? Or big play guys we will miss?

 

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Looks like we had a few guys go into the portal the last few days. Were they lesser playing time guys? Guys who might sign with a mid major? Or big play guys we will miss?

In my opinion the only recent major loss was Jo Jo Johnson, CB, who seemed solid when he played as a backup... He couldn't break into the starting rotation though so while it's tough to see him go, we might just be able to use that open scholarship on a position of greater need...

I had high hopes for Sneed at DT but he never contributed with any consistency so we hopefully will be able to bring in an upgrade at his slot or, once again, use that open scholarship for a position of greater need...

I trust this staff to make good to great personnel decisions...

 

[Tammany Hall]

We did a very good job retaining players in this winter portal. We had a lot of guys that had a very good years and I am sure a lot of big programs were poking around and tampering thinking they could poach from a smaller program. There is still the spring portal, but so far pretty good.

 

[Courtsensetwo]

OL is in need.

One of the significant differences between IU and the elite teams was and is the OL.

 

[Jssanto]

OL is in need.

One of the significant differences between IU and the elite teams was and is the OL.

I would add that overall depth is an issue. There is more of a drop off from 1 to our 2 and 3 team guys than an OSU, Bama, etc.

 

[Walt542]

I would add that overall depth is an issue. There is more of a drop off from 1 to our 2 and 3 team guys than an OSU, Bama, etc.

Yes, this has always been the case. It was not as bad last year as, for example the first OL that went down didn’t seem to hurt too much but the second hurt much more. RB and WR and even QB were good. We had pretty good back up on the DL and LB but needed more at safety. There are still some concerns but I’m not sure we can do too much for backups in the portal. I think that needs to be addressed with better recruiting and development over a longer time.

 

[Jssanto]

Yes, this has always been the case. It was not as bad last year as, for example the first OL that went down didn’t seem to hurt too much but the second hurt much more. RB and WR and even QB were good. We had pretty good back up on the DL and LB but needed more at safety. There are still some concerns but I’m not sure we can do too much for backups in the portal. I think that needs to be addressed with better recruiting and development over a longer time.

Interesting thought. Starters from the portal and depth from high school guys

 

[red hornet]

One incoming HS recruit that may see significant PT is 4* safety, Byron Balwin, who was heavily recruited by the majors. Byron will play in the 2025 Under Amour All- American game next Thursday, Jan.2nd. He ultimately committed to the Hoosiers in his own words "you can see the coaching works. It's not just that they have the best players & all that. They are really developing them & teaching the kids"