Live Blog: National Signing Day

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Wednesday is National Signing Day for the 2023 football class. Indiana has 10 commitments from the high school class and two from the junior college ranks. There are also a handful of transfers and other prospects that are still in play for the Hoosiers.

Follow along the live blog as TheHoosier.com will have all of the updates as each prospect makes it official throughout the day.

*This live blog has now been updated with head coach Tom Allen's comments on each player who officially joined the program on National Signing Day.*

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Lowry chose Indiana over offers from Iowa State, Buffalo, Miami (OH), Western Michigan, Toledo, Dartmouth, Illinois State and others. Lowry was named the Big 22 Ohio Player of the Year after leading Canfield (OH) to a 14-1 record and State Championship. For his career, he finished with 368 career completions, 4,967 yards passing and 40 touchdown passes, all the most in school history.

Tom Allen on Lowry:

"Coming out of high school, I tell you, what a career. Just led his team to a state championship there in Canfield, Ohio.

Just a tough, hard-nosed competitor. That's how I would best describe Broc. He is going to be midyear, so he will be here in a couple of weeks. But he is just a winner and plays the game with a chip on his shoulder. Runs the football. Throws the football. Pretty much ran for 2,000, threw for 2,000. And even in the state championship game threw a touchdown pass, a couple of those. Ran for a few. Caught one. Just plays defense, plays safety, makes tackles.

As a matter of fact that's what really caught my eye. I joked with him when we first started recruiting him is I loved his defensive film. He was coming down smoking folks and just loves to hit and just has that tough mentality to him that he is going to bring.

And just really love his family. They came several times. Got to come to several games and been able to get around our guys and just really respect him for what he has done as a high school player, and now is he going to be here soon and being developed as a college athlete. So excited about bringing Broc to our program."

West chose Indiana over offers from Purdue, Iowa State, Tennessee, Rutgers, Ball State, Bowling Green, Western Michigan and others. West played quarterback for Greensburg (Ind.) throwing for 977 yards with seven touchdowns. He also ran for 917 yards on 6.4 yards per carry with 10 touchdowns this year.

Allen on West:

"Once again, (he's a) multi-sport guy. Was an SEC baseball commit prior to deciding he want wanted to make his future in football. Was a high school quarterback, played multiple positions.

We're projecting him as a tight end. He is a big athlete. That's how I view him. Just a guy from Greensburg, Indiana here in our home state.

From a great family. Sister already goes to school here. Just got a chance to be with him. He got to come to many of our games this year, pretty much all of them, and just a chance to connect with him and his family. Allowed him to be able to truly get engrained with our guys from the very beginning and get connected with our commits that were already joining us after the summer visits.

Sam is going to bring good athleticism to that tight end position, and he is another midyear guy."

Larkins chose Indiana over offers from Michigan, Florida Atlantic, Central Florida, East Carolina and others.

Allen on Larkins:

"Big offensive lineman. Big 6'4", 300 pounds. Played very good high school football in Hollywood, Florida. Chaminade-Madonna Prep is where he has been going to school and playing a lot of football. Won another state championship. Won multiple ones with that great program there with Coach Jones.

Just going to come up here and develop. He will be here midyear as well. Just a chance to come up here and compete in our program. He has been here a couple of different times. Came once on his official visit and then came up here on his own to just continue to be around our players and be with our program, and just love his passion for Indiana football and his passion for what we're building here and the culture we've created. So really excited to get Will up here. He will be up here in a few weeks getting ready to get in that weight room and get stronger."

Jeffries chose Indiana over offers from Florida State, Oregon, Miami (FL), George Tech, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State and others.

Allen on Jeffries:

"Tyler Jeffries, known as Bubba. Man, what a tough guy. Love him. Love his mindset. Loves to work. Plays mean and nasty. Big guy. Alcoa, Tennessee. All they do is win. He has won, like, eight or nine straight state championships in a row, which is unbelievable.

Just love his family. A guy that we really just as a program fell in love with all of them because they love what we're all about, love football. He is going to come in here and work and train and embrace everything about this program and make us better. Really excited about having Bubba with us on the offensive line."

McDaniel chose Indiana over offers from New Mexico State, East Carolina, Charlotte and others. He was originally committed to East Carolina before flipping his commitment to Indiana.

Allen on McDaniel:

"Tyrik McDaniel, I tell you what, another junior college transfer that I just really was drawn to. There's just something about his mindset that he brings to us, and he is coming to us from Independence Community College there in Kansas and from the state of South Carolina originally out of high school.

Tyrik will play safety for us, and he brings a physicality to that position. Some more maturity and some experience that we need losing three seniors back there in that rotation that we have. So just want to be able to get Tyrik in here. He will be in here in the spring semester here in a few weeks and get a chance to get him rolling right away.

Big, over 6-foot tall and 190 pounds and really can run and physical guy. Just a tremendous drive, passion to be able to play in the Big Ten Conference and be able to show and prove who he is as a player and as a man. I'm excited about that. I love just hearing his story and getting to know him.

And having his dad here with us and just being able to connect with them and just kind of see his heart and what he wants to do when he comes here. So just expect him to come here and compete to get on that field right away and make a difference on you are on team defensively."

Ferrell chose Indiana over offers from Cincinnati, Florida State, Miami (FL), Penn State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Arizona, Kentucky, Pitt.

Allen on Ferrell:

"Amare Ferrell. Tell you what, Amare is a really, really talented safety that we brought to us here from Lake City, Florida, Columbia High School. Got a chance to watch him play in person in the state semifinals. Just so impressed with his athleticism.

He is a big guy that can move, and really, really good tackler. He has really good feet and can run. So Amare has been with us. Came and visited over the summer. Committed to us and stayed true to us the whole time. A lot of people tried to come in on him because he is a really talented player, but just really appreciate him staying with us. Excited about his future. It's going to be very, very bright, and he is a guy that will be here midyear as well and have a chance to come in and compete to play right away. I know that's his goal."

Barrett chose Indiana over offers from Illinois, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Kansas, Kansas State, Boston College, Duke, Iowa State and Syracuse among others.

Allen on Barrett:

"Austin Barrett, offensive lineman. Just so excited about him from St. Charles, Illinois. St. Charles East High School.

Big, long athlete that plays offensive tackle. I love that he is a wrestler. I love his toughness, love his attitude. Just really, really been well, and he has a tremendously high ceiling that he is going to be able to attain to when he comes. Excited about getting Austin here and getting him going."

Radicic chose Indiana over an offer from Air Force and interest from Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M, Baylor and others. He is ranked the No. 3 kicker in the nation by Kohl’s Kicking Camps. He is rated as a five-star kicker. He is also ranked as the No. 13 punter.

Allen on Radicic:

"Nicolas Radicic is our kicker. An All-American. Just one of the best kickers in the country. We have a pretty comprehensive way of going about finding our kickers, and Charles has been a great -- it's the same process we went through to find Charles. We went through the same process with Nick. He goes by Nico, but one of the best in America.

He is an Army All-American and just has that kind of leg talent. He has to come do it, got to prove it here, but that's what he is going to be here to do is kick for us.

He brings a lot of confidence coming out of Coppell High School there in Texas. Very strong program out of that state with a lot of history. So has come from a very well-prepared and has a really big and extensive soccer background as well. Even internationally.

So very good athlete, and I like that in our specialist guys that have been multi-sport guys that understand how to compete and do a great job of having that mindset, bringing that to our kicking game and our specialist game. I'm really excited about having Nico with us. He is going to do a tremendous job here for us."

Johnson chose Indiana after entering the transfer portal following two years at Texas. He was a four-star cornerback in the 2019 class with offers from Colorado, Arizona State, USC, Ohio State, Oregon and Nebraska among others. He will have three years of eligibility remaining.

Allen on Johnson:

"Jamier Johnson, another transfer that we got from University of Texas as a DB. Lost some DBs to graduation this year and the NFL. So really important to be able to get some older guys in here and gives us great length and athleticism to come to us here.

He is another California high school player that comes via the transfer situation. So got a chance to spend time with him, get to know him here and bring him into the fold. So excited about him.

His parents came with him on his visit, and Mom and Dad really fell in love with our culture and our environment he is going to be in, and excited about developing him here and helping us do great things defensively here with him in the secondary."

Kelly chose Indiana over offers from Jacksonville State, Louisiana-Monroe, UTEP, Austin Peay, Central Arkansas, Duquesne and others. He was originally committed to Jacksonville State but flipped his commitment to Indiana following his official visit.

Allen on Kelly:

"Jamison Kelly, another safety coming to us from Columbia, Mississippi. Went to Jones Community College. Man, tell you what, what a physical football player. I love how he can run and tackle.

He has great length. 6'1"-plus, close to 6'2", 205, 210 pounds. Just bringing the guy that has -- he is a guy we recruited out of high school. To be able to continue to stay recruiting him and get to know him and got a lot of connections down there, so just really love Jamison's attitude.

Man, he loves, loves football. Loves to practice. Loves to train. Loves to work. Brings that physical mindset to everything he does. Really excited about bringing Jamison here and expect him to come in here and compete this spring. He will be here -- Jamier as well as Jamison will be here midyear."

Greenlow chose Indiana over offers from USC, Washington, Oregon, Oklahoma, Utah, Washington State, Colorado State and Wyoming.

Allen on Greenlow:

"Orlando Greenlow, big old athlete. He is listed as a wide receiver. 6'5", 210 pounds. But I put him as an athlete. He is out of California. He is out of California, Lawndale, California. Just can play receiver, can rush the quarterback, could be a tight end. Not totally sure he knows that.

We've talked about that, but you find long athletes that can run. Fits with us. Came with his mom over the summer. Just fell in love with him and his attitude.

He is one that when the Big Ten kind of moved out west there and included USC and UCLA, adding them allowed us to really expand a little bit out there. He was a beneficiary of that, and excited to have Orlando with us as a part of our program now."

Bohler chose Indiana over offers from Penn State, Michigan, Tennessee, Louisville, Nebraska and others.

Allen on Bohler:

"Wide receiver from Miami Palmetto High School. 6'1", 195, right out of high school good size. Very mature. Physically runs well. Really, really good ball skills. Just love getting to meet him through this process, and he came up and saw us over the summertime and had a chance to have a visit then and came back on his official visit with his mom, Bonnie. Just a great young man that fits with us, and so excited about him being here."

Shaw chose Indiana over offers from Colorado, Oregon, USC, Washington, Arizona and California among others. He was originally committed to Colorado but flipped his commitment on Wednesday to Indiana.

Allen on Shaw:

"Jordan Shaw, really was a tremendous addition to our program out of the state of California. Really had a great opportunity to get to know his family. His dad played at Michigan. Kind of gave us that Midwest connection even though they're all from California originally. Another opportunity because of us going out there to play with our conference expansion, it's given us a chance to be able to attract him.

He has length. He runs really well. He watches film. He has tremendous ball skills. He is a great receiver in high school. Made a ton of plays with the ball in his hand. A punt returner. That's what I look for when you look at DBs. You love them to be punt returners. It shows athleticism with the ball in their hand. So real excited about bringing him from St. Pius X High School out there in Downey, California.

Just a guy that fits with us. Excited about him being here. He wasn't afraid to come across country here and be a Hoosier, which is pretty cool.

We have a national brand, and you see that by this group of guys here. All the different states represented. We got alumni across this country. I think that's a huge benefit. There's no doubt about it, as we continue to build our football program."

Longman chose Indiana over offers from Memphis, Miami (OH), Toledo, Ball Sate, Central Michigan, East Carolina and others. The UMass transfer has two years of eligibility remaining.

Allen on Longman:

"Max Longman, another transfer that we had here today that I'm so so excited about Max. Getting to know his mom when she came on his visit and just a guy that fits with us. You know, tough, hard-nosed. Coming from University of Massachusetts and been a starter there for the last several years. Just brings that maturity and that experience and the grown-man strength and the ability to come in here and play.

So just really excited about him. Just the more time I spend with him even as recently as of last night talking to him and continuing to get to know him and just really knowing how much he really fits here and has been a dream to be able to play in the Big Ten. Midwest guy from Michigan originally. Just excited about Max and what he is going to bring to our program."

Collins chose Indiana over offers from Auburn, Missouri, Mississippi State, Texas, Baylor and others.

Allen on Collins:

"TaDerius Collins, also out of high school defensive lineman. So excited about TaDerius. He has length, 6'4". He is a basketball player as well as football. You know I love multi-sport guys. I already mentioned that one of them is a wrestler. Now TaDerius is a basketball player and just guys that compete in other sports.

He is an edge guy that you are looking for and guys that can rush the passer. And he can actually play either position, the end or the bowl spot. Excited about him out of Northwood High School in Shreveport, Louisiana."

Carter chose Indiana over offers from Kansas, Auburn, Nebraska, Iowa State, Virginia Tech and Ole Miss among others. The Western Michigan transfer will have one year of eligibility remaining. For his career, Carter has 134 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, and one interception.

Allen on Carter:

"Andre Carter, the first transfer that I'm going to mention here. Coming to us from Western Michigan University. He's a big man. Really excited about him. 6'4"-plus and 265 pounds. He just graduated.

He is not just physically a big man. He is mature, and he has just done so many great things for them there. And the job that those coaches did at that program, especially on defense, is impressive. Their defensive line was impressive.

A chance to get him to come here and an opportunity to play in the Big Ten, so just love Andre. Got a chance to get to know his mother. The relationship that they have is really special. Just excited about bringing him here, and he will be in here midyear, and have a chance to truly dive right into this and get a chance to really plug in and earn a spot.

He knows that, and that's what this is all about for everybody that we brought in. But just excited about the maturity he brings to us and the opportunity to be able to elevate his game and play in the Big Ten and to be able to reach his goals. So excited to have Andre with us."

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