2025 five-star QB expected to be in attendance for Indiana football vs Michigan

Indiana football rolls into this weekend for another big matchup, this time hosting the Michigan Wolverines. The Hoosiers are coming off a dominant victory over Michigan State this past weekend thus improving to 9-0 on the year.

Not only is this weekend important for the current season, it is big for the long-term of the Indiana football. Per a report by On3 national recruiting analyst Steve Wiltfong, 2025 five-star quarterback Julian Lewis is expected to be in attendance for the game.

Julian Lewis has been one of the most high-profile and widely-discussed recruitments in the 2025 class ever since he reclasssed up from 2026. The former No. 1 overall player in 2026 is now the 15th overall player in 2025.

Currently, Lewis is committed to USC but that commitment is not expected to last. Indiana football may be the frontrunner in this recruiting battle. The relationship for Indiana football and Lewis can be credited to Hoosier Quarterback Coach Tino Sunseri who has know Lewis since he was younger.

“I do not expect him sticking with his pledge to the Trojans,” 247Sports national analyst Tom Loy said of Lewis. “I look at Indiana and Colorado and a lesser extent Auburn … I think that staff is doing a phenomenal job and we all know about the relationship with Tino Sunseri. I think Curt Cignetti is doing a phenomenal job recruiting him and making him a priority.”

“For Indiana, who does it make sense for the most? Curt Cignetti,” 247Sports recruiting analyst Cooper Petanga said on the Football Recruiting Podcast. ” … For Curt Cignetti, year one, you want to generate buzz, you want to generate excitement. The perception deal around programs I think is a lot bigger deal than a lot of people think. To get excitement, to get people looking at your program.

“How’s that going to impact other recruits, especially if you’ve got a guy that can come in, day one, from the state of Georgia, that’s been put on a pedestal, and give you some really valuable snaps and a little stability at a position where you haven’t had that in quite some time. If there’s one place that it fits, it would be Indiana.”

Indiana football will be looking to improve to 10-0 with a win on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3:30 ET on CBS.

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