Greensburg, Ind. product Sam West showed promise during his time at IU. But he’ll play out the latter part of his college career elsewhere.
He announced Tuesday on X he’s entering the transfer portal.
“I want to thank everyone at Indiana for an incredible past two years,” West wrote in the post. “I’ll always hold my time here in high regard and value the experiences and relationships I’ve built.”
West appeared in all 13 games in 2024, seeing action mostly on special teams. He made his first career reception against Charlotte — a 37-yard pass to set up the third scoring drive for Indiana.
West appeared in two games and redshirted his initial collegiate season in 2023. He should have three years of eligibility at his next stop.
A commit to Tom Allen in the class of 2023, West stayed through the coaching change.
IU coach Curt Cignetti mentioned West as a potential candidate to move to slot wide receiver this spring as he competed for playing time behind transfer tight ends Holden Staes (Tennessee) and Riley Nowakowski (Wisconsin). Indiana lost 2024 starting tight end Zach Horton to eligibility.
Veteran James Bomba is also back at tight end, along with freshmen Andrew Barker and Blake Thiry.
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