Indiana cashed in on Iowa’s loss.
Just days after he decommitted from the Hawkeyes, class of 2026 quarterback Cash Herrera visited Indiana over the weekend.
And now Curt Cignetti has signal-caller for the 2026 class. On Monday Herrera announced he has flipped his commitment from Iowa to IU.
Herrera is a 3-star and the No. 42 QB in the class according to the average of the national recruiting sites.
In addition to Iowa, he had offers from UCLA, Cal, Minnesota, Arizona, Virginia Tech and several Group of Five and Ivy League programs. When he committed to Iowa in October, the main competition was UCLA.
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— Cash Herrera (@CashHerrera_1) June 23, 2025
Listed at around 6-foot-3 and 207 pounds, Herrera attends Bishop’s H.S. in San Diego, Calif. As a junior, Herrera was 141-of-226 passing (62.4%) for 2,033 yards with 24 touchdowns and five interceptions. He also had 334 yards rushing and eight touchdowns on the ground.
As a sophomore, he completed 64.4% of his passes for 2,647 yards and 31 touchdowns.
Here’s how national recruiting analyst Greg Biggins of 247Sports described Herrera on his profile page there in the fall of 2024.
“Herrera is a late bloomer at the quarterback position who generated a lot of positive buzz this past off-season. He’s a player that the more we dug in to him, the more we liked. He was a standout at the SoCal Elite 11 Regional Camp back in March and showed he could hang with some of the top signal callers in the region. He has a smooth, easy delivery and the ball jumps out of his hand. He’s a traditional pocket passer but shows good mobility and can make plays off-script when a play breaks down. He has a good feel for the position in terms of throwing on time and with anticipation and can get the ball out quick and from different arm angles, not for show but for necessity. He’s a tough kid as well and will stand in and take a shot to get a throw off. He’s a player that is trending up for us and is projects as a high major Power 4 prospect.”
After the Herrera commitment, Indiana’s 2026 class ranks No. 27 at 247Sports and 28th at On3.
Herrera is the 19th overall commit in the 2026 class for IU. Here is the rest of that group, with links to their profiles:
- Gabe Hill, Naperville, Illinois, DL (4-star)
- Henry Ohlinger, Columbus, Ohio, LB/RB (4-star)
- Jay Timmons, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, DB (4-star)
- Kevontay Hugan, Sarasota, Fla., Edge (4-star)
- Kasmir Hicks, Indianapolis, Indiana, CB/WR (3-star)
- Sam Simpson, River Falls, Wisconsin, IOL (3-star)
- Jayreon Campbell, Powder Springs, Georgia, RB (3-star)
- Trevor Gibbs, Crown Point, Indiana, TE (3-star)
- Blake Smythe, Franklin, Indiana, DL (3-star)
- P.J. MacFarlane, Liberty Township, Ohio, TE (3-star)
- Kortez Rupert, East St. Louis, Illinois, WR (3-star)
- Jacob Savage, Union, Kentucky, LB (3-star)
- Ja’Dyn Williams, Massillon, Ohio, LB (3-star)
- Rodney White, Towson, Maryland, DL (3-star)
- Kenton Mondeau, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, OT (3-star)
- CJ Scifres, Greenwood, Indiana, OL (3-star)
- Parker Elmore, Columbus, Indiana, TE (3-star)
- Laron Dues, Sarasota, Florida, S (3-star)
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