Indiana University Athletics
Josh Hoover - 2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 10
Josh Hoover
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 205
- Year:
- 5th
- Hometown:
- Heath, Texas
- High School:
- Rockwall-Heath
- Prev School:
- TCU
Career Notes & Records
Earned undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship & innovation from TCU ... Appeared in 40 games with 35 starts in career ... Played 36 games with 31 starts over four collegiate seasons at TCU (2022-25) ... Two-time team captain at TCU ... Named honorable mention Big 12 in 2024 ... Tabbed Big 12 honorable mention Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2023 ... Owns 16 career 300-yard passing games ... Thrown four-or-more touchdown passes on 10 occasions. Indiana Records: Tied program record for most touchdown passes in first two games of the season with eight (Nate Sudfeld, Indiana State (4) and Navy (4), 2013) ... Sixth IU quarterback (ninth occasion) in program history with eight-plus touchdown passes in a two-game span. Game: First Indiana quarterback to throw four-or-more touchdown passes in an IU debut ... Tied Nate Sudfeld (4, Indiana State) for most touchdown passes in a season opener in program history. TCU Records: Career: Ended tenure at TCU ranked No. 2 in career completion percentage (65.2) ... Finished No. 3 on TCU’s all-time completions list (771) ... Ranked No. 4 on career charts at TCU for passing yards (9,629), touchdown passes (71), total offense yards (9,619) and points responsible for (474). Season: Owns two of the top-5 single-season yards passing marks with a program-record 3,949 (2024) and the No. 5 mark at 3,472 (2025) ... Set program record for completions (313, 2024) and has the No. 3 mark (272, 2025) ... Has two of the top-5 season marks in completion percentage with No. 2 (66.5, 2024) and No. 5 (65.9, 2025) ... Posted the No. 4 (29) and No. 5 (27) single season touchdown pass marks ... Owns two of the top-10 seasons in total offense at No. 4 (3,930, 2024) and No. 7 (3,472, 2025) ... Finished No. 5 twice on the points responsible for list with 186 in both 2024 and 2025 ... Owns the No. 5 mark on the season list for touchdowns responsible for (31) in 2024 and 2025. Game: Owns the No. 10 (439 vs. BYU, 2023) and No. 15 (412 vs. Baylor, 2023) single game yards passing list ... Tied for No. 2 on the single game passing touchdowns list (5 vs. SMU, 2025) ... Sits tied for No. 10 with 30 points accounted for against SMU (2025) and Oklahoma State (2023).
2026 (Fifth Season)
Season: Started four games ... Made Indiana debut against North Texas (9/5) in the season opener ... First Indiana quarterback to throw four-or-more touchdown passes in an IU debut ... Tied Nate Sudfeld (4, Indiana State) for most touchdown passes in a season opener in program history ... Tied Sudfeld's program record for most touchdown passes in first two games of the season with eight from 2013 ... Sixth IU quarterback (ninth occasion) in program history with eight-plus touchdown passes in any two-game span.
North Texas (9/5): Made Indiana debut ... Completed 13-of-16 passes for 231 yards and four touchdowns - an Indiana debut record ... Found Nick Marsh for his first Indiana touchdown pass, a 15-yard connection ... Connected with Charlie Becker on two passing scores - 9 yards in the second quarter and 35 yards in the third quarter ... Hit Davion Chandler on a 42-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Howard (9/12): Was 6-of-11 passing for 145 yards and four touchdowns ... Connected with Charlie Becker on three touchdown passes in the first half: 34 yards, 6 yards, 41 yards ... Hit Shazz Preston on a 39-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter ... Did not play in the second half ... Also rushed for 16 yards on six carries. Western Kentucky (9/19): Completed 18-of-24 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns ... Connected with Davion Chandler for a 26-yard touchdown in the second quarter ... Found Charlie Becker on a 79-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter ... Also rushed twice for 2 yards. Northwestern (9/25): Went 19-of-29 passing for 201 yards and one touchdown ... Rushed six times for 1 yard and one score ... Connected with Nick Marsh on an 8-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... Rushed for a 1-yard score in the fourth quarter to give IU a 29-20 edge with 1:56 remaining.
2025 (Fourth Season – TCU)
Season: Started 12 games … Entered transfer portal following regular season and did not play in the Valero Alamo Bowl ... Named team captain … First collegiate five-touchdown pass game came against SMU in Week 4 … Threw for 300-yards on five occasions (Abilene Christian, 9/13; SMU, 9/20; at Kansas State, 10/11; Iowa State, 11/8; Cincinnati, 11/29) … Threw four-or-more touchdown passes on four occasions (Abilene Christian, 9/13; SMU, 9/20; Colorado, 10/4; Cincinnati, 11/29).
Awards: Tabbed Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after four passing touchdowns in Week 6 versus Colorado … Named to Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 and Manning Award Star of the Week after 379 yards passing and five scores in Week 4 versus SMU … Three-time Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award honorable mention (Week 3, Abilene Christian; Week 4, SMU; Week 6, Colorado).
2024 (Third Season – TCU)
Season: Started all 13 games … Named team captain … Set TCU's season yards passing record (3,949) … Led the Big 12 and was No. 5 in FBS with 61 completions of 20 yards or more ... One of four quarterbacks nationally to average 300 yards per game passing (303.8) with a passer rating better than 150.0 (151.1) ... Logged 300 yards passing six times (at Stanford, 8/30; UCF, 9/14), at SMU, 9/21; at Kansas, 9/28; Texas Tech, 10/26; at Baylor, 11/2) … Threw four-or-more touchdown passes on two occasions (UCF, 9/14; vs. Louisiana, 12/28).
Awards: Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 … Tabbed New Mexico Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player … Earned Manning Award Star of the Week twice: at Stanford (8/30) and versus Texas Tech (10/26).
2023 (Second Season – TCU)
Season: Appeared in 10 games with six starts … First collegiate start came against BYU (10/14) in Week 7 … First Power Five quarterback since 2019 with 400 yards passing and four touchdowns in his first career start with 439 yards and four touchdown passes against the Cougars … First collegiate touchdown pass came at Iowa State (10/7) … Threw for 300 yards on five occasions (BYU, 10/14; at Texas Tech, 11/2; Texas, 11/11; Baylor, 11/18; at Oklahoma, 11/24) … Threw four-or-more touchdown passes on two occasions (BYU, 10/14; at Oklahoma, 11/24) … Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12.
Awards: Tabbed honorable mention Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year … Garnered Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Shaun Alexander Award Freshman of the Week and Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 recognition after 439 yards passing and four touchdowns against BYU (10/14) in first collegiate start … Two-time Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award honorable mention Player of the Week: versus BYU (10/14) and against Baylor (11/18).
2022 (First Season – TCU)
Season: Appeared in one game ... Made collegiate debut against Tarleton State (9/10) ... First collegiate pass attempt was a 2-yard completion.
Prep/Personal
Quarterback for head coach John Harvey at Rockwall-Heath High School … Consensus three-star recruit per 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Rated as the No. 26 quarterback nationally per ESPN … Consensus top-100 prospect in Texas per all three major recruiting services … Garnered the Landry Award, an honor given to the top high school football player from North Texas presented by CBS 11 and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as a senior … Earned Class 6A all-state from Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior (HM) and junior (second team) … Named District 10-6A Offensive Most Valuable Player as a junior … first-team all-district as a sophomore and senior … Three-year starter finished prep career with 9,750 yards passing and 108 touchdowns on 60.7 percent passing (609-of-1,004) … Threw for at least 32 passing touchdowns all three varsity seasons … Senior season featured 40 passing touchdowns as part of a 3,268-yard passing season … Completed 63.4 percent (236-of-372) of passes for 3,556 yards and 36 touchdowns as a junior … Threw for 2,926 yards and 32 touchdowns as a sophomore … Also lettered in baseball … Father, Alex, lettered in football at Colorado State (1985-86) and spent two seasons in the NFL.
Earned undergraduate degree in entrepreneurship & innovation from TCU ... Appeared in 40 games with 35 starts in career ... Played 36 games with 31 starts over four collegiate seasons at TCU (2022-25) ... Two-time team captain at TCU ... Named honorable mention Big 12 in 2024 ... Tabbed Big 12 honorable mention Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2023 ... Owns 16 career 300-yard passing games ... Thrown four-or-more touchdown passes on 10 occasions. Indiana Records: Tied program record for most touchdown passes in first two games of the season with eight (Nate Sudfeld, Indiana State (4) and Navy (4), 2013) ... Sixth IU quarterback (ninth occasion) in program history with eight-plus touchdown passes in a two-game span. Game: First Indiana quarterback to throw four-or-more touchdown passes in an IU debut ... Tied Nate Sudfeld (4, Indiana State) for most touchdown passes in a season opener in program history. TCU Records: Career: Ended tenure at TCU ranked No. 2 in career completion percentage (65.2) ... Finished No. 3 on TCU’s all-time completions list (771) ... Ranked No. 4 on career charts at TCU for passing yards (9,629), touchdown passes (71), total offense yards (9,619) and points responsible for (474). Season: Owns two of the top-5 single-season yards passing marks with a program-record 3,949 (2024) and the No. 5 mark at 3,472 (2025) ... Set program record for completions (313, 2024) and has the No. 3 mark (272, 2025) ... Has two of the top-5 season marks in completion percentage with No. 2 (66.5, 2024) and No. 5 (65.9, 2025) ... Posted the No. 4 (29) and No. 5 (27) single season touchdown pass marks ... Owns two of the top-10 seasons in total offense at No. 4 (3,930, 2024) and No. 7 (3,472, 2025) ... Finished No. 5 twice on the points responsible for list with 186 in both 2024 and 2025 ... Owns the No. 5 mark on the season list for touchdowns responsible for (31) in 2024 and 2025. Game: Owns the No. 10 (439 vs. BYU, 2023) and No. 15 (412 vs. Baylor, 2023) single game yards passing list ... Tied for No. 2 on the single game passing touchdowns list (5 vs. SMU, 2025) ... Sits tied for No. 10 with 30 points accounted for against SMU (2025) and Oklahoma State (2023).
2026 (Fifth Season)
Season: Started four games ... Made Indiana debut against North Texas (9/5) in the season opener ... First Indiana quarterback to throw four-or-more touchdown passes in an IU debut ... Tied Nate Sudfeld (4, Indiana State) for most touchdown passes in a season opener in program history ... Tied Sudfeld's program record for most touchdown passes in first two games of the season with eight from 2013 ... Sixth IU quarterback (ninth occasion) in program history with eight-plus touchdown passes in any two-game span.
North Texas (9/5): Made Indiana debut ... Completed 13-of-16 passes for 231 yards and four touchdowns - an Indiana debut record ... Found Nick Marsh for his first Indiana touchdown pass, a 15-yard connection ... Connected with Charlie Becker on two passing scores - 9 yards in the second quarter and 35 yards in the third quarter ... Hit Davion Chandler on a 42-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Howard (9/12): Was 6-of-11 passing for 145 yards and four touchdowns ... Connected with Charlie Becker on three touchdown passes in the first half: 34 yards, 6 yards, 41 yards ... Hit Shazz Preston on a 39-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter ... Did not play in the second half ... Also rushed for 16 yards on six carries. Western Kentucky (9/19): Completed 18-of-24 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns ... Connected with Davion Chandler for a 26-yard touchdown in the second quarter ... Found Charlie Becker on a 79-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter ... Also rushed twice for 2 yards. Northwestern (9/25): Went 19-of-29 passing for 201 yards and one touchdown ... Rushed six times for 1 yard and one score ... Connected with Nick Marsh on an 8-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... Rushed for a 1-yard score in the fourth quarter to give IU a 29-20 edge with 1:56 remaining.
2025 (Fourth Season – TCU)
Season: Started 12 games … Entered transfer portal following regular season and did not play in the Valero Alamo Bowl ... Named team captain … First collegiate five-touchdown pass game came against SMU in Week 4 … Threw for 300-yards on five occasions (Abilene Christian, 9/13; SMU, 9/20; at Kansas State, 10/11; Iowa State, 11/8; Cincinnati, 11/29) … Threw four-or-more touchdown passes on four occasions (Abilene Christian, 9/13; SMU, 9/20; Colorado, 10/4; Cincinnati, 11/29).
Awards: Tabbed Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after four passing touchdowns in Week 6 versus Colorado … Named to Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 and Manning Award Star of the Week after 379 yards passing and five scores in Week 4 versus SMU … Three-time Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award honorable mention (Week 3, Abilene Christian; Week 4, SMU; Week 6, Colorado).
2024 (Third Season – TCU)
Season: Started all 13 games … Named team captain … Set TCU's season yards passing record (3,949) … Led the Big 12 and was No. 5 in FBS with 61 completions of 20 yards or more ... One of four quarterbacks nationally to average 300 yards per game passing (303.8) with a passer rating better than 150.0 (151.1) ... Logged 300 yards passing six times (at Stanford, 8/30; UCF, 9/14), at SMU, 9/21; at Kansas, 9/28; Texas Tech, 10/26; at Baylor, 11/2) … Threw four-or-more touchdown passes on two occasions (UCF, 9/14; vs. Louisiana, 12/28).
Awards: Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 … Tabbed New Mexico Bowl Offensive Most Valuable Player … Earned Manning Award Star of the Week twice: at Stanford (8/30) and versus Texas Tech (10/26).
2023 (Second Season – TCU)
Season: Appeared in 10 games with six starts … First collegiate start came against BYU (10/14) in Week 7 … First Power Five quarterback since 2019 with 400 yards passing and four touchdowns in his first career start with 439 yards and four touchdown passes against the Cougars … First collegiate touchdown pass came at Iowa State (10/7) … Threw for 300 yards on five occasions (BYU, 10/14; at Texas Tech, 11/2; Texas, 11/11; Baylor, 11/18; at Oklahoma, 11/24) … Threw four-or-more touchdown passes on two occasions (BYU, 10/14; at Oklahoma, 11/24) … Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12.
Awards: Tabbed honorable mention Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year … Garnered Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week, Shaun Alexander Award Freshman of the Week and Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 recognition after 439 yards passing and four touchdowns against BYU (10/14) in first collegiate start … Two-time Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award honorable mention Player of the Week: versus BYU (10/14) and against Baylor (11/18).
2022 (First Season – TCU)
Season: Appeared in one game ... Made collegiate debut against Tarleton State (9/10) ... First collegiate pass attempt was a 2-yard completion.
Prep/Personal
Quarterback for head coach John Harvey at Rockwall-Heath High School … Consensus three-star recruit per 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals … Rated as the No. 26 quarterback nationally per ESPN … Consensus top-100 prospect in Texas per all three major recruiting services … Garnered the Landry Award, an honor given to the top high school football player from North Texas presented by CBS 11 and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as a senior … Earned Class 6A all-state from Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior (HM) and junior (second team) … Named District 10-6A Offensive Most Valuable Player as a junior … first-team all-district as a sophomore and senior … Three-year starter finished prep career with 9,750 yards passing and 108 touchdowns on 60.7 percent passing (609-of-1,004) … Threw for at least 32 passing touchdowns all three varsity seasons … Senior season featured 40 passing touchdowns as part of a 3,268-yard passing season … Completed 63.4 percent (236-of-372) of passes for 3,556 yards and 36 touchdowns as a junior … Threw for 2,926 yards and 32 touchdowns as a sophomore … Also lettered in baseball … Father, Alex, lettered in football at Colorado State (1985-86) and spent two seasons in the NFL.
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