{"id":654581,"date":"2026-01-05T00:48:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T00:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/654581\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T00:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T00:48:20","slug":"curt-cignetti-brings-in-boston-college-rb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/654581\/","title":{"rendered":"Curt Cignetti brings in Boston College RB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/curt-cignetti\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Curt Cignetti<\/a> stacked more wins after <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/indiana-football-news-hoosiers-are-clear-national-title-favorite-after-dominating-alabama-in-rose-bowl-rout\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the destructive Rose Bowl rout of Alabama<\/a>. The second-year <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/indiana-football\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indiana football<\/a> coach boosted his 2026 roster via the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/college-football-transfer-portal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Football Transfer Portal<\/a>. This time adding a recent Boston College standout.<\/p>\n<p>Former Eagles running back Turbo Richard is going from Boston to Bloomington, with Hayes Fawcett of On3\/Rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Hayesfawcett3\/status\/2007943215941407229?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">confirming the move Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>IU gains a back who&#8217;s compiled 1,302 yards and scored 13 touchdowns in two seasons for BC. Richard originally enrolled at the Atlantic Coast Conference school in Aug. 2024. He came to the Eagles as a three-star talent.<\/p>\n<p>The 5-foot-10, 207-pounder was a three-star portal entry.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana, Curt Cignetti securing massive moves before facing Oregon<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3652999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Curt-Cignetti-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/>Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Cignetti and the coaching staff is jumping ahead with building the 2026 roster.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/indiana-football-news-fernando-mendozas-replacement-expected-to-be-ex-tcu-star\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Hoover of TCU rises to replace Fernando Mendoza<\/a> \u2014 with IU landing the highly-touted transfer QB Sunday morning. The Heisman Trophy winner <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nfl\/las-vegas-raiders\/raiders-news-nfl-executive-wants-indianas-fernando-mendoza-las-vegas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mendoza is rising as the contender to land first overall to the Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> in the 2026 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>But Hoover and Richard weren&#8217;t the only major offensive pieces added. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/ncaa-football\/indiana-football-news-hoosiers-pick-up-transfer-portal-commit-from-ex-michigan-state-star-wr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State wide receiver Nick Marsh<\/a> is staying in the Big Ten by choosing the Hoosiers Sunday as well. Marsh is fresh off catching 53 passes for 662 yards and scored six times. He&#8217;s also collected 100 career receptions in East Lansing.<\/p>\n<p>Marsh&#8217;s addition is huge for replacing a key offensive weapon outside of Mendoza. Elijah Sarratt is out of eligibility after this season and will be graduating from the university. He&#8217;ll likely command NFL attention too ahead of April&#8217;s draft by becoming a 13-touchdown target for Cignetti and Mendoza.<\/p>\n<p>Indiana has momentum before the rematch against Oregon. The Hoosiers have future pieces locked in after the <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/college-football-playoff\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College Football Playoff<\/a> run ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Curt Cignetti stacked more wins after the destructive Rose Bowl rout of Alabama. 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