There’s more than just a big game this weekend in Bloomington.
The first-ever top-5 matchup at Memorial Stadium is an attractive draw for recruiting prospects as well.
A Noon ET kickoff is not ideal for football prospects who live far from Indiana, because most of the players have games on Friday night.
But still a solid group of visitors is expected for IU’s marquee matchup against Ohio State. Indiana’s full allotment of tickets for recruits was claimed for this game.
Here is who Steve Wiltfong of Rivals reported on his podcast as some of Indiana’s class of 2028 football visitors, along with some additional players who announced their visit to IU on social media. This isn’t a complete list but should give you a good sense for the caliber of prospects IU is attracting for this game — including four of the top six players in the state of Indiana.
All rankings according to Rivals.
Lukas Prock, Wellesley, Massachusetts: (COMMIT) 4-star, No. 4 QB in the class, No. 52 overall player.
CJ Craig-James, Birmingham, Alabama: 4-star, No. 9 safety in the class, No. 81 overall.
Merrick Ham, Marietta, Georgia: 4-star, No. 5 TE in the class, No. 125 overall.
Carter Barrett, West Des Moines, Iowa: 4-star, No. 13 IOL in the class, No. 142 overall.
Xavier Bowman, Knoxville, Tennessee: 4-star, No. 13 CB in the class, No. 154 overall.
Franck Atangana, Dalton, Georgia: 4-star, No. 20 CB in the class, No. 190 overall.
Nick Anderson, Vandergrift, Pennsylvania: 4-star, No. 17 IOL in the class, No. 208 overall.
Theo Schott, Zionsville, Indiana: 4-star, No. 12 TE in 2028, No. 224 overall player (No. 1 player in Indiana).
Pierce Washington, Bartlett, Tennessee: 4-star, No. 34 WR in the class, No. 232 overall.
Declan Heying, Des Moines, Iowa: 4-star, No. 22 OT in the class, No. 254 overall
Maddox Weil, Fort Wayne, Indiana: 4-star, No. 38 WR in the class, No. 268 overall (No. 4 player in Indiana).
Sam Hirschy, New Palestine, Indiana: 4-star, No. 28 DL in the class, No. 274 overall (No. 5 player in Indiana).
Carson Adkins, Newark, Ohio: 4-star, No. 24 OT in the class, No. 277 overall.
Javier McCoy, Merrillville, Indiana: 4-star, No. 25 LB in the class, No. 279 overall (No. 6 player in Indiana).
Landon Dawson, Mount Vernon, Ohio: 3-star, No. 23 TE in the class, No. 417 overall.
Desmond Christian, Plantation, Florida: 3-star, No. 64 WR in the class, No. 432 overall player.
Almost all of Indiana’s 2027 commits will also be on-site.
High-profile football games are valuable for the basketball teams as well. And both Indiana squads will be hosting high-end talent on Saturday.
The IU men’s basketball team will host 2029 Kentucky-based 5-star center Mason Grivna and 2028 Illinois-based top-40 wing Cole Kelly, according to Jacob Polacheck and Dushawn London of 247Sports, respectively.
Meanwhile, the IU women’s team will host 2028 4-star Janaya Cooper, 2028 5-star Erin Thomas, 2028 4-star Kenna Hunt, and 2027 4-star commit Finley Parker, all per London.
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