Indiana defensive back Kobee Minor commits to Memphis Tigers

Indiana transfer defensive back Kobee Minor shocked everyone on Wednesday evening, when he decided to officially commit to the Memphis Tigers. There were reports a week ago that the former Hoosier corner was expected to commit to the Michigan State Spartans, but that won’t be the case.

He broke the news Wednesday evening via his Twitter account.

U of Ⓜ️ #ALLIN @MemphisFB pic.twitter.com/D7wcxzyWcc

— Kobee Minor🤟🏾 (@ThekobeeMinor) May 22, 2024

Kobee Minor was expected to commit to Michigan State

A week ago, reports surfaced of Minor being expected to commit to the Michigan State Spartans.

“The current expectation is that ex-Indiana standout cornerback Kobee Minor ends up at Michigan State, sources tell @chris_hummer and me for @247Sports. Was honorable mention All-Big Ten at Indiana last year. Previously visited Mississippi State,” said Matt Zenitz via X.

The news of his expected commitment came nearly 24 hours after the former Hoosier took to social media to pin-drop his location, showing that he was in East Lansing, MI, home of the Michigan State Spartans, for a visit.

More on his college and high school playing career

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.

On3’s Dan Morrison and Justin Rudolph also contributed to this article.