Indiana defensive back Kobee Minor enters Transfer Portal

Indiana Hoosiers defensive back Kobee Minor has entered the Transfer Portal. He previously played for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

Kobee Minor spent one season with the Hoosiers. During that season, he played in 11 games and helped Indiana to go 3-9 on the season. He, personally, had 29 total tackles and four passes defended on the season, both of which were career highs for Minor. That performance was also good enough to be named an All-Big Ten honorable mention.

Prior to his season at Indiana, Kobee Minor spent three seasons at Texas Tech. He redshirted for the 2020 season before playing in 22 games, often as a specialist, in 2021 and 2022 for the Red Raiders.

Kobee Minor played high school football at Lake Dallas (Texas), where he was a three-star prospect. He was the No. 1,286 overall recruit in the 2020 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Indiana underwent a coaching change following the 2023 season, with Tom Allen being let go in the middle of the season. Allen is now the defensive coordinator at Penn State. Meanwhile, Curt Cignetti has come to lead the program from James Madison. While at James Madison, Cignetti went 52-9 and oversaw the team’s transition to FBS.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

Indiana and the Transfer Portal

The 15-day Spring Transfer Window is currently open. Unsurprisingly, given the team’s coaching change, the Hoosiers have been active in the portal. That’s certainly true following Spring ball.

To this point in the offseason, Indiana has the 21st-ranked portal class, according to the On3 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings. Within that class, 34 players from the Hoosiers have left the program. Meanwhile, 22 are entering the program. However, there is still time for more players to come and go, and also for the program’s ranking to change.

Among those players transferring into Indiana, 10 previously played for Curt Cignetti at James Madison. Another five are transferring in from power conference schools.

One challenge that Curt Cignetti is going to have is getting the roster to 85 scholarship players. Teams can’t carry more than that, and having fewer than 85 scholarship players can put a team at a disadvantage from a depth standpoint.