Mike Katic

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

BLOOMINGTON, IN - November 30, 2024 - offensive lineman Mike Katic #56 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Spencer Meyer/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - November 30, 2024 - the Indiana Hoosiers Football team during the game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. Photo By Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics

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Curt Cignetti & Mike Katic | Old Brass Spittoon

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Justice Ellison | Mike Katic | Action | Celebration

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PASADENA, CA - September 14, 2024 - offensive lineman Mike Katic #56 of the Indiana Hoosiers, running back Justice Ellison #6 of the Indiana Hoosiers and defensive lineman James Carpenter #99 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the UCLA Bruins and the Indiana Hoosiers at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Photo By Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics

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WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - November 25, 2023 - offensive lineman Mike Katic #56 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - March 28, 2024 - offensive lineman Mike Katic #56 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the Spring Practice at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Grace Waggoner/IU Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - November 18, 2023 - offensive lineman Mike Katic #56 of the Indiana Hoosiers and tight end Trey Walker #45 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Michigan State Spartans and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Gretta Cohoon/Indiana Athletics

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STATE COLLEGE, PA - October 28, 2023 - offensive lineman Mike Katic #56 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Indiana Hoosiers at Beaver Stadium in State College, PA. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 16, 2023 - offensive lineman Mike Katic #56 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Louisville Cardinals and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Gretta Cohoon/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 23, 2023 - defensive lineman Andre Carter #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers offensive lineman Mike Katic #56 of the Indiana Hoosiers linebacker Aaron Casey #44 of the Indiana Hoosiers defensive back Noah Pierre #0 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Akron Zips and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - February 17, 2023 - offensive lineman Mike Katic #56 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the lifts and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Andrew Mascharka/Indiana Athletics

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BLOOMINGTON, IN - September 17, 2022 - offensive lineman Luke Haggard #70 of the Indiana Hoosiers and offensive lineman Mike Katic #56 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game between the Western Kentucky Hill Toppers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Gracie Farrall\Indiana Athletics

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Position:
OL
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 312
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
Pine-Richland

Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 52 career games with 50 starts ... Started games at left guard (33) and center (17) ... Selected team captain in 2023 and served as a game captain for all 13 games in 2024 ...

2024 (Redshirt Senior Season)
Awards: Earned third-team All-Big Ten from the conference media ... Conference coaches tabbed an honorable mention selection ... Part of an offensive line that was named semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award.

Season: Started all 13 games ... Started at center in each game in 2024 after 16-straight starts at left guard ... Graded as the No. 3 center in the Big Ten and No. 9 in Power 4 (74.7) per Pro Football Focus (min. 600 snaps) ... Part of an offensive line that didn’t allow a sack in back-to-back Big Ten games (Week 9, Washington; Week 10, at Michigan State) for the first time since a five-game streak in 2001 ... Paved the way for multiple rushing touchdowns in nine-straight games to start the season and 11 of 12 games in 2024 ... Part of an offensive unit that set or tied program single-season records for most 40-point games (8), most total offensive touchdowns (70), most points scored (537) and rushing touchdown (tied; 37).

FIU (8/31): Helped IU to 234 team rushing yards which were the most by a Hoosier backfield since 257 yards at Michigan State (11/19) in 2022. Western Illinois (9/6): Part of a program-record 701 yards of total offense ... Paved the way for 323 yards rushing and seven touchdowns on the ground ... The rushing total marked IU’s first 300-yard rushing game since 2016 (Maryland, 414) ... Helped the offense produce 300 yards rushing and passing in the same game for the first time since 2015 (Purdue). at UCLA (9/14): Helped IU gain 430 yards of total offense (123 rush, 307 pass) for its third-straight game of 400-plus yards ... The 29-point victory was the largest winning margin in a Big Ten road game for IU since 2001 at Wisconsin. Charlotte (9/21): Part of an offensive line that helped IU to 500-plus yards of total offense and 50-plus points for the second time in 2024 ... Cleared the way for six rushing touchdowns and 222 yards rushing ... The six rushing scores are the second time in 2024 IU scored six-or-more rushing touchdowns to mark the first time since at least 1996 to accomplish the feat in multiple games of a season. Maryland (9/28): Helped the offense gain 510 yards of total offense for the third time in 2024 ... Paved the way for 151 yards rushing and three touchdowns ... Protected Kurtis Rourke to the tune of 22-of-33 passing for 359 yards and three touchdown passes ... Made one tackle on an interception return. at Northwestern (10/5): Protected Kurtis Rourke for a 380-yard passing games, which ranks No. 14 on the single-season charts and No. 9 in Big Ten-only games in program history ... Helped the team gain 529 yards of total offense for its fourth such game in 2024. Nebraska (10/19): Paved the way for the first 200-yard rushing game (215) against Nebraska defense since 2023 (Michigan) ... IU scored the first rushing touchdown on Nebraska as part of five touchdowns on the ground ... More than doubled NU’s season rushing yards allowed average entering the game (84.2 ypg). Washington (10/26): Part of an offensive line that did not allow a tackle for loss for the first time since 2013 (Navy) ... Led a rushing attack that ran the ball 52 times for the most rushing attempts by an IU backfield since 2016 (54; Purdue) ... Helped Justice Ellison to the first back-to-back 100-yard rushing effort since Stevie Scott III in 2019 with 123 yards. at Michigan State (11/2): Protected Kurtis Rourke to the tune of 263 yards and four touchdown passes ... Offensive line did not allow a sack for the second-straight game and posted the first back-to-back Big Ten games without a sack allowed since 2001. Purdue (11/30): Helped Indiana gain 582 yards of total offense, its fifth 500-plus yard game of the season ... Paved the way for 233 yards rushing and protected Kurtis Rourke to the tune of 349 yards passing and a program-record-tying six touchdown passes. at Notre Dame (12/20): Protected Kurtis Rourke in a two passing touchdown effort that set the Indiana single-season record at 29 for the year.

2023 (Senior Season)
Season: Started all 12 games at left guard.

Indiana State (9/8): Started at left guard and helped the offense produce 558 total yards of offense and five rushing touchdowns ... the most rushing scores by an Indiana offense since 2016 and the most of the Tom Allen era. Louisville (9/16): Helped protect the offense to 357 yards of total offense ... held strong for Tayven Jackson’s 299 passing yards and passing touchdown ... paved the way for the team’s 97-yard scoring drive in the third quarter, the longest by an Indiana team since a 98-yard drive in 2019 against Rutgers (Oct. 12). at Penn State (10/28): Guided the offense to 349 yards of total offense ... allowed Brendan Sorsby to throw for 269 yards and three touchdown passes ... two of Sorsby’s touchdowns went for 60-plus yards, the first game since at least 1996 that Indiana recorded two 60-plus yard offensive touchdowns ... two 60-plus yard offensive touchdowns in the game mark the first time since 2014 an Indiana offense produced multiple scores in a game ... Sorsby’s pass 90-yard touchdown pass from to DeQuece Carter is tied for the third longest passing play in IU history. at Illinois (11/11): Helped protect the offense to 451 yards of total offense ... enabled Brendan Sorsby to post a 22-for-31 passing day with 289 yards and three touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns ... the team’s 45 points were the most scored in a Big Ten game since Indiana put up 54 points at Purdue in 2015. Michigan State (11/18): Protected the offense to 402 yards of total offense and three touchdowns. at Purdue (11/25): Helped protect the offense to 359 yards of total offense and three passing touchdowns.

2022 (Junior Season)
Season: Started all 12 games ... made first start at center at Nebraska (10/1) after 17 straight starts at left guard.

Illinois (9/2): Protected Connor Bazelak to the tune of 330 yards passing. Idaho (9/10): Helped the offense pile up 436 yards of total offense, including 239 yards rushing ... part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack ... PFF charted one total pressure allowed, which tied for the fewest among Power 5 programs in Week 2 ... Paved the way for three different rushers to score touchdowns (Josh Henderson, Donaven McCulley, Shaun Shivers) ... protected Connor Bazelak in his eighth career multi-touchdown pass game. Western Kentucky (9/17): Played all 90 snaps ... protected quarterback Connor Bazelak as he threw for 364 yards and two touchdowns ... helped the offense gain 484 yards of total offense. Maryland (10/15): Protected Connor Bazelak in his three passing touchdown performance. at Michigan State (11/19): Helped the offense pile up 257 rushing yards, its most in a Big Ten game since it gained 260 yards versus Rutgers in 2019. Purdue (11/26): Helped the offense out-gain Purdue 421-388 in total offense ... paved the way for 215 yards rushing ... helped Jaylin Lucas post first career 100-yard rushing game.

2021 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Started all nine games in which he appeared at left guard ... missed three games due to injury.

Idaho (9/11): Paved the way for Stephen Carr's second career 100-yard rushing game and first as a Hoosier ... Indiana scored 56 points to mark the 10th most points in a game in program history. Cincinnati (9/18): Helped the ground game pile up 152 yards rushing. at Western Kentucky (9/25): Played all 95 snaps, which was the most in the Big Ten and fourth most in the FBS ... helped the offense gain 507 yards of total offense, Indiana's largest offensive output since racking up 522 yards at Purdue on Nov. 30, 2019 ... IU post 35 first downs, its most since gaining 42 first downs against Purdue on Nov. 30, 2013 ... protected Michael Penix Jr. to the tune of 373 yards passing ... paved the way for Stephen Carrís 109 yards rushing. Michigan State (10/16): Helped the offense pile up 322 yards of total offense and 23 first downs ... part of an offensive line that boasted the most snaps played in the Big Ten (95) and second-most in the Power 5.

2020 (Redshirt Freshman Season)
Season: Appeared in six games with four starts left guard and played in six overall ... made collegiate debut and first start in the season-opener versus No. 8 Penn State (10/24) ... Indiana led the Big Ten (T-17th nationally) in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.25) ... Hoosiers finished fourth in the conference in scoring (28.9), fifth in passing offense (250.9), and fifth in time of possession (31:15) ... Named Indiana's Offensive Newcomer of the Year.

2019 (Freshman Season)
Did not appear in a game and redshirted his initial season on campus ... two-time scout team player of the week (Michigan State, Penn State) ... enrolled in spring classes and participated in practice.

Prep/Personal
Offensive lineman for head coach Eric Kasperowicz at Pine-Richland High School ... selected to the 2018 All-USA Pennsylvania team ... named the Post-Gazette WPIAL and City League Player of the Year his senior year ... earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior ... selected to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 team both campaigns ... led the team to the 2017 state championship, the 2018 state semifinals, and back-to-back conference titles ... ranked the No. 16 prospect in Pennsylvania and the No. 52 offensive guard nationally by ESPN ... three-year letterwinner ... parents are Mary Beth and Mike Katic ... criminal justice major ... born on Dec. 20, 2000.