Author: Mike Schumann

Fast-rising in-state safety Errol Kerns III has scheduled an IU official visit June 19-21. The Lawrence Central H.S. (Indianapolis) product committed to Miami (Ohio) in April, but a wave of Power 4 offers this spring appears to have him reconsidering that decision. The 6-foot and 195-pound Kerns has quickly gone from unranked to a 3-star, and his recent interest suggests he’ll continue to see major ratings bumps from all of the national outlets. Just in the last month, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Texas A&M, Purdue, Illinois, Northwestern and Kentucky have all offered Kerns. As a junior safety, Kerns posted 90 tackles…

Former IU tight end Riley Nowakowski has signed his first NFL contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Nowakowski was selected in the fifth round by Pittsburgh in last month’s NFL Draft. According to Spotrac, Nowakowski signed a 4-year, $4,823,260 contract with the Steelers, including a $443,260 signing bonus, $443,260 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,205,815. In 2026, Nowakowski will earn a base salary of $885,000 and the signing bonus of $443,260. The Steelers took Nowakowski with the No. 169 overall pick.  He appears set to continue wearing No. 37 for Pittsburgh. Nowakowski transferred to Indiana last season from Wisconsin…

As a quarterback from 2007 to 2010, Las Vegas Raiders offensive coordinator Andrew Janocko’s time at Pitt overlapped with IU offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan, who was a tight end for the Panthers from 2008 to 2012. Shanahan no doubt caught plenty of balls on the practice field from Janocko at Pitt, who also shared a college quarterback room with IU QB coach Tino Sunseri. But this spring it was Shanahan who delivered to Janocko — in the form of NFL-ready quarterback Fernando Mendoza. And already in May workouts, Janocko is learning what makes Mendoza so special. Yes Mendoza has elite…

Former Indiana quarterback Brendan Sorsby filed for an injunction against the NCAA this week, seeking his eligibility for the 2026 college football season. Sorsby is currently ineligible to play for Texas Tech due to violations of the NCAA’s sports gambling rules. He says his gambling addiction spun out of control when he was a freshman at IU in 2022, and acknowledges he placed wagers on Indiana’s games when he was a member of the team that season. A court filing indicates the bets Sorsby placed included small wagers on Indiana games, in the range of $5 and $50. Sorsby said…

Indiana has offered the top shot blocker in the 2027 class. Rising senior center Lewis Uvwo announced an offer from the IU staff on his Instagram page. The 6-foot-10 Uvwo attends Prolific Prep in Florida.  He is a native of Lagos, Nigeria. Based on the 247Sports Composite, Uvwo is a 4-star, the No. 30 overall player in the 2027 class, and the No. 4 center. Uvwo will bring elite shot blocking and overall defense to the next level, along with finishing at the rim via putbacks and lobs.  He’s a high upside players as his offensive game continues to develop.…

In-state class of 2027 3-star wide receiver Branden Sharpe announced his verbal pledge to Indiana on Monday evening at his high school. Sharpe announced his commitment live on the Rivals YouTube channel. “16-0, national champions, the way they develop their players, the coaching staff — Coach Cignetti, Coach Shanahan, I trust them to develop me as a player and also as a young man off the field.  I’m blessed,” Sharpe said of the reason he picked IU. Based on the average of the national rankings, Sharpe is a 3-star, the No. 585 overall player in the 2027 class, and the…

The highest-rated recruit in IU football’s 2027 class has reopened his process. Ohio-based cornerback Monsanna Torbert announced Monday afternoon he has scheduled several visits and is no longer verbally pledged to IU. Torbert is a 4-star and the No. 16 cornerback in the rising senior class based on the national average of the recruiting outlets.  He had previously announced his verbal pledge to IU in January and has since moved up considerably in the rankings. After committing to IU Torbert continued to announce new offers and took some visits. Ohio State, Michigan and Notre Dame are thought to be the…

Former IU wide receiver Elijah Sarratt has signed his first NFL contract with the Baltimore Ravens. Sarratt was selected in the fourth round by Baltimore in last month’s NFL Draft. According to Spotrac, Sarratt signed a 4-year, $5,563,620 contract with the Ravens, including $1,183,620 signing bonus, $1,183,620 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,390,905. In 2026, Sarratt will earn a base salary of $885,000 and the signing bonus of $1,183,620. Baltimore took Sarratt with the No. 115 overall pick. Sarratt appears set to keep wearing No. 13 with the Ravens.  His selection gave Indiana multiple wideouts chosen in the…

Indiana has made its first offer in the class of 2029. Rising sophomore Mason Grivna was offered by the IU staff during the live recruiting period.  According to Next Up Recruits on X, IU had coaches in attendance for all his games this weekend at an Adidas national recruiting event. IU has been involved with Grivna since before his high school freshman season. The 6-foot-11, 220-pound center from Louisville, Ky. plays for Ballard High School. As a high school freshman he produced 16.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game while shooting 69 percent from the field to help Ballard (23-7)…

Indiana has offered one of the fastest rising and most dynamic players in the 2028 class. Rising junior Yann Kamagate has received an offer from the IU staff after they watched him during the weekend live recruiting period. The 7-foot Kamagate attends St. Francis Academy La Canada Flintridge just north of Los Angeles.  He played in New York a year ago — his first year in the United States. A native of Burkina Faso in West Africa, Kamagate has only been playing basketball for about three years.  A former soccer player, he is long, athletic, has good feet and hands,…