Indiana Football Preview 2025: Hoosiers Season Prediction, Win Total Projection, Top Players
Be great running the ball on everyone.All of the whining about the Indiana schedule last year was overblown, except for one area - the ground attack.Indiana ran well against the mediocre and sad, going 10-0 when pounding out 122 yards or more. Who kept the Hoosiers to under 100 yards? Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Michigan.
Indiana Hoosiers Key Player
Tyrique Tucker, DT Jr.The Indiana defense will be great against the run no matter what, but it'll be next-level again as long as the main man on the nose keeps doing his job.The 6-0, 298-pound anchor made 29 tackles with five tackles for loss as a freshman at James Madison, and made 24 tackles with five tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks last year in the middle of the Hoosier line. 2025 Indiana PreviewIndiana Offense BreakdownIndiana Defense Breakdown
Indiana Hoosiers Top Transfer, Biggest Transfer Loss
Top Transfer In: Fernando Mendoza, QB Jr.The 6-5, 225-pounder was a good freshman passer at Cal, and last year he was razor sharp before getting knocked out late in the season. He's deadly accurate, keeps the mistakes to a minimum, and he can run a little bit.Top Transfer Out: Donaven McCulley, WR Sr.The team's top receiver in 2023, McCulley made 48 catches for 644 yards and four scores. Just when the fun was about to start last year, he got hurt right out of the gate and was done. Now he's off to Michigan to be its star on the outside.
Indiana Hoosiers Key Game
Illinois, Sept. 20You know all that stuff about the Indiana schedule last season? Starting the Big Ten season against Illinois will show right away whether or not the Hoosiers will be players this year. Lost this, and with a trip to Iowa next, followed up by a date at Oregon, and this could go sideways fast.- 2025 Indiana Schedule Breakdown
Indiana Hoosiers Top 10 Players
1. Mikail Kamara, EDGE Sr.2. Elijah Sarratt, WR Sr.3. Fernando Mendoza, QB Jr.4. Aiden Fisher, LB Sr.5. Tyrique Tucker, DT Jr.6. D'Angelo Ponds, CB Jr.7. Amare Ferrell, S Jr.8. Pat Coogan, C Sr.9. Roman Hemby RB Sr.10. Hosea Wheeler, DT Sr.
Indiana Hoosiers 2024 Fun Stats
- 1st Quarter Scoring: Indiana 108, Opponents 20- Fumbles: Opponents 16 (lost 9), Indiana 10 (lost 3)- Kickoff Returns: Opponents 41 for 804 yards, Indiana 6 for 127 yards
Indiana Hoosiers 2025 Season Prediction, Win Total, What Will Happen
Last year at this time, it seemed like there wasn't any way possible to get by Ohio State, Michigan, Washington, and sidestep other landmines like Nebraska, and Maryland, and Michigan State, and …This will be a tougher grind.Indiana will still be terrific, and the non-conference season will once again be light and breezy - Indiana State, Kennesaw State, Old Dominion - but things get nasty in a hurry.There's no Ohio State or Michigan - missing Minnesota, Nebraska, USC, and Washington isn't bad either - but going to Oregon, Penn State, and Iowa will be rough.
But this isn't the Indiana of old. It'll win its share of hard games, and it'll get hot late with a great second half of the season, but it won't be a CFP season.It'll be a second straight bowl season and the best two-year run in the history of Hoosier football.Set The Indiana Win Total At … 8Likely Wins: Indiana State, Kennesaw State, Old Dominion, at Purdue50/50 Games: Illinois, at Iowa, at Maryland, Michigan State, UCLA, WisconsinLikely Losses: at Oregon, at Penn State 2025 Indiana PreviewIndiana Offense BreakdownIndiana Defense Breakdown
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