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Indiana adds transfer QB Josh Hoover for 2026

8/28/2026

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Indiana Adds Hoover

Indiana adds transfer quarterback Josh Hoover for 2026.
Hoover arrives with 9,629 passing yards, 71 touchdowns and 33 interceptions in 36 games.
Senior safety Amare Ferrell returns as Indiana’s only starter after two NFL departures.
Transfer running back Turbo Richard joins from Boston College after 749 yards and nine touchdowns last season.
Defensive end Tobi Osunsanmi transfers from Kansas State, posting 20 tackles and four sacks in six 2025 games.

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CW Broadcasts Football

The CW will broadcast 140 hours of Pac-12, Mountain West and ACC football.
Goal Line Studios in Pleasanton, CA, will host an AR studio that switches conference graphics.
Paul Catalano says a button press changes the studio’s background between day, night and conferences.
Four announce teams will add analysts like Will Blackmon and sideline reporter Michael Bumpus.
A NASCAR-inspired bumper scorebug will render team logos and helmets in real time.

Summary

Tenth Circuit Stays

The Tenth Circuit stayed the preliminary injunction against the NCAA’s 5-in-5 rule on August 21, 2026.
A temporary restraining order on August 19, 2026 allowed 33 athletes, including 16 football players, to enter the transfer portal.
The NCAA adopted the 5-in-5 rule on June 23, 2026, ending redshirting and hardship waivers for the 2023 high-school class.

History

Historical Context

After the NCAA’s April 2021 one-time transfer waiver let athletes change schools without sitting out, portal activity spiked across programs. The policy builds on a decade of rule relaxations, from the 2020 NIL endorsement allowance to the 2021 Supreme Court Alston antitrust decision, and anticipates the $2.7 billion 2024 settlement that will compensate former athletes.

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Indiana Adds Hoover

Indiana adds transfer quarterback Josh Hoover for 2026.
Hoover arrives with 9,629 passing yards, 71 touchdowns and 33 interceptions in 36 games.
Senior safety Amare Ferrell returns as Indiana’s only starter after two NFL departures.
Transfer running back Turbo Richard joins from Boston College after 749 yards and nine touchdowns last season.
Defensive end Tobi Osunsanmi transfers from Kansas State, posting 20 tackles and four sacks in six 2025 games.

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