Watkins also included: Georgia Tech, Maryland, Iowa, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Minnesota, Duke, Missouri, Auburn and West Virginia.
The 6-foot-0, 170-pound four-star cornerback is the No. 9-ranked prospect in the state of Tennessee and No. 18 nationally at corner for the class of 2026
Hopkins finished the 2024 season with 42 catches for 705 yards and seven touchdowns at wide receiver. On defense, he had16 tackles, two tackles for loss, seven pass break-ups, two interceptions and a defensive touchdown.
Indiana Hoosiers head coach Curt Cignetti help guide the Hoosiers football program to their first ever College Football Playoff berth as one of the 12 teams in the newly expanded field.
Cignetti has been dominating the transfer portal and also been very active in the 2026 recruiting class with in state and national prospects.
J-Hop has no crystal ball prediction currently but Missouri and Tennessee are the current favorites
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It’s a busy time in Indiana athletics, with the basketball season in full swing and plenty of football transfer portal news.
To break all of that down, we’re bringing back the Hoosier Roundtable Podcast. It will be a weekly show hosted by Brandon Brown with commentary from Hoosiers On SI writers Jack Ankony and Todd Golden.
The first episode of the new version of the show was released Thursday and includes thoughts on the Indiana men’s basketball team’s five-game win streak, Wednesday’s win over USC, Malik Reneau’s injury and how that has affected the team, plus what lies ahead for the Hoosiers. We also shared our thoughts on the historic 2024 Indiana football season, recent transfer portal additions and how the Hoosiers are shaping up for 2025
Next up, Indiana travels to Iowa for an 8 p.m. ET tipoff Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes are 11-4 overall and 2-2 in Big Ten play, most recently winning 97-87 Tuesday at home against Nebraska.
Indiana bested Southern California 82-69 on Wednesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. It is the Hoosiers’ fifth-straight triumph.
