As each signee submits his signed papers to join the Indiana Class of 2020, a story and profile card will be added to the following article along with a time stamp that creates a timeline of how the first day of the Early Signing Period welcomed in a new wave of Hoosiers to carry on the momentum Tom Allen and his staff have created in their first three seasons.
Indiana had 18 commitments in its 2020 class before Wednesday, and 16 of them were expected to sign letters of intent on the opening day of the Early Signing Period.
Tight end commit Jalen Willams and offensive line commit Coleon Smith are not expected to sign potentially until February.
Stanford offensive guard transfer Dylan Powell's signing was announced Wednesday as well, even though his signing took place Monday. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
Prospects who have chances of signing with Indiana on Wednesday but are also looking at other schools are wide receivers Alante Brown and Jontavis Robertson. Marquez Bell, a Florida wide receiver who recently visited Indiana, will commit in February. Indiana will likely continue to recruit Bell while also searching for other options similar to the skillsets of the three wideouts who are supposed to serve the roles of Whop Philyor and David Ellis.
California junior college offensive lineman Luke Haggard, who has three years to play two seasons, committed to Indiana on Monday but announced the commitment and signed with the Hoosiers on Wednesday. He will redshirt his first season.
Indiana now has 18 total additions in the 2020 class after the first day of the Early Signing Period and still wants to add a wide receiver, a defensive end, and, potentially, another offensive lineman.
Four-star defensive end Jason Harris is expected to announce his commitment at the Under Armour All-American Game on Jan. 2 and should sign soon after.
7:00 a.m. – Campbellsburg DE Caleb Murphy
7:00 a.m. – Stanford guard transfer Dylan Powell
7:00 a.m. – Noblesville center Cam Knight
7:00 a.m. – Georgia QB Dexter Williams
7:00 a.m. – Carmel LB Ty Wise
7:00 a.m. – Ohio TE AJ Barner
7:00 a.m. – Fort Wayne OL Luke Wiginton
7:00 a.m. – Virginia DB Javon Swinton
7:00 a.m. – Virginia RB Tim Baldwin
7:00 a.m. – Indianapolis WR David Baker
7:30 a.m. – Detroit DB Lem Neely Watley
8:00 a.m. – Missouri offensive guard Brady Feeney
8:00 a.m. – Texas safety Bryson Bonds
8:30 a.m. – Detroit WR Rashawn Williams
8:40 a.m. – Georgia DT Damarjhe Lewis
9:00 a.m. – Georgia WR Jontavis Robertson commits to Duke
One of two Indiana wide receiver targets, Jontavis Robertson, committed to Duke over Indiana and Georgia, he confirmed with TheHoosier.com. Georgia and Duke got involved later in the process, but it was too late for Georgia. Academics and being closer to home played a role in this decision.
Robertson's relationship with Indiana signee Damarjhe Lewis seemed to be a strong enough link to bring Robertson to Indiana, but the departure of offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer is difficult to leave out of the conversation when discussing why Robertson looked elsewhere.
9:30 a.m. – Fort Wayne OL Randy Holtz
9:40 a.m. – Mississippi CB Chris Keys
10 a.m. – California JUCO OT Luke Haggard
11:40 a.m. – Prep wideout Alante Brown commits to Nebraska
St. Thomas More Prep receiver and Chicago native Alante Brown committed to Nebraska over Indiana, Michigan State and Maryland on Big Ten Network. Brown said on the network that he made his decision on Tuesday night, as all offenses fit what he believes he can do at the next level.
This was a tough loss for Indiana, who gave a lot of effort in recruiting Brown, hosting him for his first official visit in October and visiting him twice since the beginning of December. He had a strong relationship with Grant Heard and Mike Hart, but being two months out from his official visit, the door was too ajar for Brown to look elsewhere.
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