James Madison transfer joins other Hoosiers trying to establish themselves.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – If there was a position for Indiana’s football team that needed to be refreshed with the coaching change from Tom Allen to Curt Cignetti, it was cornerback.
That’s what Cignetti and cornerbacks coach Rod Ojong confronted upon their arrival. Like it was with so many other Indiana football positions, there was no certainty in terms of returning talent.There are only two transfers, though one of them is a sophomore who could some day become one of the best in the Big Ten Conference if he fulfills the promise of his freshman season.
He played in all 13 games for JMU and started 10 games for the Dukes, finishing 11th in the Football Bowl Subdivision with 15 defended passes. Ponds, a Miami native, had two interceptions, but he had a nose for the ball in other respects. He recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown against JMU in-state rival Virginia, and he recovered a fumble in a key game against Coastal Carolina. One of Ponds’ interceptions was a game-clincher against Appalachian State.
Not technically a transfer, but a true freshman who could figure into the mix is Dontrae Henderson. A Charlotte, N.C., product, Henderson was a JMU commit who followed Cignetti to Bloomington.Jamari Sharpe, the other Miami native in the Indiana cornerback group, made nine starts in 2023. Sharpe had a single interception, but Cignetti is counting on continued improvement from the redshirt sophomore.If Indiana has a Miami connection, it also has a Johnson and Johnson connection.
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