Indiana has an experienced veteran in the stable at quarterback for 2026.
Texas Christian transfer Josh Hoover is headed to Bloomington based on multiple Sunday reports.
For his career the Heath, Texas product projects to have the most passing yards (9,629) and touchdown passes (71) of any player returning to college football next season.
The 6-foot-2 and 200-pound Hoover has been with TCU each of the last four seasons, taking a redshirt year in 2022. Since he took over as the starter in October 2023, the team went 19-12, including 17-8 in the last two years. He led the Horned Frogs to nine wins in 2024 and eight this season.
He was originally committed to Tom Allen and the Hoosiers out of high school before flipping his decision late in the cycle following the 2021 season.
Hoover has one year of eligibility remaining.
As a redshirt freshman in 2023, Hoover started the final six games of the season. He completed 62.1% of his throws for 2,206 yards with 15 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
In 2024 Hoover completed 66.5% of his passes for 3,949 yards with 27 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
This season he completed 65.9% of his throws for 3,472 yards with 29 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
Hoover was sacked 18 times in 2025 and 16 times in 2024.
Like Indiana, TCU ran a lot of RPO offense with Hoover as the starter under offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, who has left for South Carolina. In that system Hoover showed he is a capable runner too. Over the last three years he has rushed for 267 yards (before sack adjustment) with eight touchdowns.
More transfer portal information:
- Portal tracker: More IU prospects and players coming and going.
- Position-by-position look at Indiana in 2026.
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