Introducing Chandler Whitmer & Fernando Mendoza

Indiana is seeing foundational changes at the QB position, so what do the new QB coach and anticipated starting QB offer the Hoosiers?

Welcome to Bite-Sized Bison: QB edition. We’ll be diving into Indiana’s offseason efforts at QB momentarily, but first, a transfer portal update:

The Winter Transfer Portal Window closed Dec. 28, but the portal efforts are far from over. The deadline was put in place for players to enter their names into the portal; however the deadline extends based on condition, so players on College Football Playoff rosters (or bowl rosters) have five more days to submit their names once their seasons end. Graduate transfers can submit all the way until the end of the Spring Transfer Portal Window, which closes in late-April.

The key pieces to much of this are 1.) finding a home before Spring Camps begin so transfers can compete for roles on each team, and 2.) determining deadlines for schools to take transfers for the spring semester. This means during the first week of the 2025 calendar, transfers will be visiting campuses quickly before they need to submit papers for spring-semester enrollment (Indiana’s undergraduate spring semester begins Jan. 13) in order to compete in Spring Camps. Transfers can visit throughout most of January, but enrollment deadlines will pass and prevent them from competing for spots on rosters if they wait too long.

The current winter period is the most fruitful for productive transfers, so Indiana will likely be prioritizing DB and OL this month, at the least. However, that doesn’t mean the spring portal window is fruitless, even though a majority will have missed out on spots in their respective Spring Camps. D’Angelo Ponds, CJ West, and Tyrique Tucker were all signed during the spring last season. Situations are always unique.

Some dates to consider in the coming months:

• Jan. 1-5: Quiet Period for transfers – Transfers can visit campuses

• Jan. 6 - Feb. 1: Contact Period – Coaches and transfers/recruits can visit each other in-person

  • Jan. 12: Quiet Period; Jan. 13-15: Dead Period; Jan. 25: Last of postseason portal-entry extensions (for National Championship rosters); Feb. 2: Quiet Period

• Feb. 3 - March 2: Dead Period – No in-person recruitment

• March 3 - April 14: Quiet Period – Transfers/recruits can visit campuses (usually for Spring Camps/Spring Games)

• April 15 - May 24: Contact Period – Coaches and transfers/recruits can visit each other in-person

  • April 16-25: Spring Transfer Portal Window – Players can enter names into portal

Below is the current Indiana 2025 Scholarship Chart, as well as an anticipated 2025 Depth Chart.

Now let’s talk some QBs…

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