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The national championship banner hasn’t even been up a full year, and Curt Cignetti is already stacking the 2027 recruiting class.

Indiana landed its fourth commitment since Saturday on Thursday when Georgia wide receiver Jordan Carrasquillo chose the Hoosiers over Power Four offers from Kentucky, Maryland, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, and Boston College. Four commits in six days. Seven total in the 2027 class. And the visit season hasn’t even fully opened yet.

Carrasquillo’s path to Bloomington ran through a program he watched transform in real time. He committed to Ohio State to play lacrosse earlier in his high school career before a breakout junior football season changed everything. He finished that junior season with 33 catches for 586 yards and seven touchdowns at Milton High School in Alpharetta, Georgia — and suddenly college football programs across the country were involved. He chose Indiana.

The reason he gave is the same reason everyone keeps giving.

“I ultimately chose Indiana because of the connections I built and the development they’ve had with receivers coming through there,” Carrasquillo told Rivals. “I like Coach Cignetti’s arrogance because it brings confidence. He knows he wants to win. And he knows how to win. There is no messing around. He is straightforward and a winner.”

That’s the recruiting pitch writing itself. Omar Cooper Jr. went 30th overall to the New York Jets. Elijah Sarratt went to the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round. Nick Marsh and Charlie Becker return as arguably the most talented wide receiver duo in college football this fall. When a prospect asks what Indiana does for receivers, the answer is now longer than it’s ever been — and it keeps getting longer.

Carrasquillo joins Brownsburg’s Branden Sharpe as the second wide receiver in IU’s 2027 class, and Cignetti’s staff is still pursuing the biggest wide receiver prize in the state. Five-star Lawrence North receiver Monshun Sales — the top-ranked wide receiver in the country — has Indiana among his finalists and is predicted by multiple recruiting analysts to land in Bloomington. A receiving room of Sharpe, Carrasquillo, and Sales would be among the most talked-about positional hauls of the 2027 cycle nationally.

The Indiana Angle: Errol Kerns III

While the national recruiting conversation is focused on what Cignetti is pulling from outside the state, the story Indiana Preps readers need to know is happening closer to home. The Hoosiers have scheduled a visit with Lawrence Central defensive back Errol Kerns III — the same Class of 2028 prospect we covered after he earned offers from Michigan and Texas A&M at the Indianapolis college showcase days just this week.

Kerns is committed to Miami Ohio. Michigan and Texas A&M offered him after his showcase workout. Now the reigning national champions want to come see him in person. That’s a recruiting picture that has shifted dramatically in a matter of days, and Kerns’ response to all of it will define one of the more compelling recruiting stories heading into the summer.

We’ve watched Kerns work. The athleticism is real. The offers are legitimate. And a visit from Indiana — the program that just beat everyone to win a national title — changes the math for a kid who made his Miami commitment just weeks ago.

Tonight: Mason Oglesby

New Palestine tight end Mason Oglesby is set to announce his commitment tonight. He’s taken official visits to North Carolina, Indiana, and Kansas this spring, and the current crystal ball data points heavily toward Kansas as the frontrunner. Indiana has been involved throughout and remains warm, but this one appears to be going down to the wire between the Jayhawks and a Hoosier program that views Oglesby as a priority in-state target. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound athlete can line up as an oversized slot receiver or in-line tight end and flashes breakaway speed on tape that projects well at the college level.

Wherever Oglesby lands, the decision underscores the larger point — Indiana’s 2027 class is getting real, fast. The Hoosiers are in on every meaningful in-state prospect, pulling recruits from SEC country, and building momentum heading into a summer visit season that will define where this class ultimately ranks.

Four commits in six days. The championship hangover isn’t real in Bloomington. Cignetti is working.

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