Thirty-Two Newcomers Arrive in Bloomington
1/13/2025 6:00:00 PM | Football
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Indiana football program and head coach Curt Cignetti welcome 32 newcomers to campus to start the spring semester, which includes 18 transfers and 14 freshmen into the program for spring ball. With 18 additions since the early signing period, IU has added 39 total newcomers for the 2025 campaign.
In all, IU signed 19 players on offense and 18 on defense and two specialists. Indiana's defense added nine defensive backs, seven defensive linemen and two linebackers, while the Hoosier offense on boarded five offensive linemen, five wide receivers, four tight ends, three running backs and two quarterbacks. Special teams added one kickers and one punter.
Each of the 18 transfers arrive from the FBS level, with 10 from Power 4 programs and eight from Group of Five teams. Ten of the transfers come on the offensive side of the football, six are on the defensive side of the ball and two are specialists.
The signees will arrive in Bloomington from 18 different states and Australia. Five are from Indiana, while four each arrive from Florida and Ohio. Three come from both Illinois and Georgia, while two apiece are from Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin. Alabama, California, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Nebraska and Pennsylvania saw one signee each. Punter Mitch McCarthy arrives from the mainland of Australia via UCF.
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