Indiana Hit By Transfer Loss As Defensive Back Heads To Colorado

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As Indiana was successful full-preparation mode for its highly-anticipated nationalist title matchup pinch Miami, a title that is group for Monday nighttime (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), nan Hoosiers suffered a nonaccomplishment successful nan transportation portal.

Indiana protect backmost Jah Jah Boyd signs pinch Deion Sanders and Colorado

Jan 9, 2026; Atlanta, GA, USA; Indiana Hoosiers protect backmost Jah Jah Boyd (16) arrives anterior to nan 2025 Peach Bowl and semifinal crippled of nan College Football Playoff against nan Oregon Ducks astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images | Brett Davis-Imagn Images

Defensive backmost Jah Jah Boyd, who is 1 of 10 players to depart from Indiana frankincense far, signed pinch Colorado and caput coach Deion Sanders connected Sunday.

Colorado has signed Indiana transportation DB Jah Jah Boyd, ESPN has learned.

The redshirt freshman played successful 6 games and had 8 tackles and a forced fumble this season. Boyd won't play successful nan CFP title crippled connected Monday. pic.twitter.com/6tdQvtfljC

— Max Olson (@max_olson) January 18, 2026

The 5-foot-11 DB is simply a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania autochthonal and starred astatine Roman Catholic High School connected some sides of nan field, mounting nan school’s single-season grounds for receiving touchdowns and earning Philadelphia Catholic League MVP honors arsenic a senior.

Coming retired of precocious schoolhouse successful nan Class of 2024, Boyd was tabbed arsenic nan No. 122 information successful nan state and nan 25th-best subordinate successful nan authorities of Pennsylvania, per 247 Sports.

In 2024, Boyd didn’t spot immoderate snaps and yet burned a redshirt. This year, playing down a loaded secondary, Boyd scarcely saw nan field, appearing successful conscionable six games – though he did make an effect successful his minimal tick. He registered 8 tackles and forced a fumble.

After reportedly altering his sojourn schedule and forgoing a travel to Middle Tennessee (per 247 Sports’ Chris Hummer and Matt Zenitz), Boyd elected to make a extremity successful Boulder connected Saturday.

— 247Sports Transfer Portal (@247SportsPortal) January 16, 2026

Clearly, it didn’t return overmuch clip for Sanders – 1 of nan champion protect backs successful NFL history – to triumph complete Boyd, who committed conscionable 1 time later. By pledging his talents to Colorado, Boyd became nan first outgoing Indiana transportation to motion pinch a high-major program.

The Hoosiers person made nan secondary a privilege successful nan portal

Although nan absence of Boyd will beryllium a spot of a rustle to Indiana’s secondary, Curt Cignetti and Co. are fortunately bringing successful a heavy protect backmost portion successful this 2026 transportation portal class.

The Hoosiers’ existent haul of protect backs from nan portal consists of three-star Montana State transportation Carson Williams, three-star Wisconsin transportation Preston Zachman, four-star Penn State transportation A.J. Harris and different Power 4 summation successful three-star Jiquan Sanks from Cincinnati.

It ne'er hurts to person excessively overmuch extent successful nan secondary, but nan Hoosiers should beryllium well-positioned to capable nan spread near by Boyd.

For 1 much day, though, Indiana must attraction each of its efforts distant from nan portal and strictly connected Miami, as nan Hoosiers attempt to put nan finishing touches connected a magical undefeated season.

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