# Indiana Hoosiers

Big Ten · Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN), Bloomington, IN
Head coach: Curt Cignetti · year 3 · 27-2 at IND · 46-6 career over 5 seasons
Offense: Spread · Defense: Multiple 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 16-0 (9-0 in conference), final AP rank #1
- National title odds: +900 (#5 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 10.5 (over priced -104)
- Returning starter games: 39%
- Schedule difficulty: 28th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 0% | 0/93 | 4/14 |
| Offensive line | 58% | 44/76 | 7/10 |
| Defensive front | 58% | 64/111 | 10/16 |
| Secondary | 41% | 32/79 | 8/12 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Amare Ferrell (DB), Rolijah Hardy (LB), Stephen Daley (DL), Isaiah Jones (LB), Bray Lynch (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Louis Moore (SAF), Fernando Mendoza (QB), Zen Michalski (OL), Kahlil Benson (OL), D'Angelo Ponds (CB)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Josh Hoover (QB) – TCU, Turbo Richard (RB) – BC, Shazz Preston (WR) – TULN, Nick Marsh (WR) – MSU, Joe Brunner (OL) – WIS

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Nick Marsh, Shazz Preston, Myles Kendrick
- WR-Z: Charlie Becker, Davion Chandler
- WR-SL: Tyler Morris, Lebron Bond
- LT: Carter Smith, Baylor Wilkin
- LG: Drew Evans, Evan Parker
- C: Bray Lynch, Matt Marek
- RG: Adedamola Ajani, Sam Simpson
- RT: Joe Brunner, Austin Leibfried
- TE: Brock Schott, Andrew Barker, Blake Thiry
- QB: Josh Hoover, Grant Wilson, Tyler Cherry, Jacob Bell
- RB: Turbo Richard, Khobie Martin, Lee Beebe Jr., Sean Cuono, Jayreon Campbell

### Defense

- DE: Chiddi Obiazor, Josh Burnham, Tyrone Burrus Jr.
- NT: Tyrique Tucker, Jhrevious Hall
- DT: Mario Landino, Joe Hjelle, Kyler Garcia
- STUD: Tobi Osunsanmi, Daniel Ndukwe, Quentin Clark
- WLB: Rolijah Hardy, Jeff Utzinger, Jacob Savage, Ja'Dyn Williams, Amari Kamara
- MLB: Isaiah Jones, Kaiden Turner, PJ Nelson, Henry Ohlinger, Kaden McConnell
- LCB: Jamari Sharpe, Ryland Gandy, Carson Williams
- SS: Preston Zachman, Seaonta Stewart Jr., Anthony Chung
- FS: Amare Ferrell, Garrett Reese, Jamar Owens
- RCB: A.J. Harris, Jaylen Bell
- NB: Byron Baldwin Jr., Quan Sanks

### Special Teams

- PT: Billy Gowers, Quinn Warren
- PK: Nico Radicic, Paddy McAteer
- KO: Paddy McAteer, Quinn Warren
- LS: Drew Clausen, Sam Lindsey
- H: Billy Gowers
- PR: Tyler Morris, Lebron Bond
- KR: Turbo Richard, Shazz Preston

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | North Texas | Home | FOX | IND -39.5 |
| 2 | Howard Bison (FCS) | Home | BTN | – |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | Home | Peacock | – |
| 4 | Northwestern | Home | FOX | – |
| 5 | Rutgers | Away | – | – |
| 6 | Nebraska | Away | – | – |
| 7 | Ohio State | Home | – | IND +1.5 |
| 8 | Michigan | Away | – | – |
| 9 | Minnesota | Home | – | – |
| 11 | USC | Home | – | – |
| 12 | Washington | Away | – | – |
| 13 | Purdue | Home | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/indiana
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.