Pat Coogan went viral for his pregame speeches at Notre Dame, but he's a darn good offensive lineman, too. Both aspects fill a need for Indiana football.

Indiana has a need for a center after Mike Katic exhausted his eligibility. Coogan will make two Big Ten visits this weekend.

Indiana football landed its 19th transfer portal recruit and third reinforcement on the offensive line Friday in Pat Coogan committed to the Hoosiers, according to his post on X. He has one season of eligibility remaining.

Rocco Spindler was a starting offensive lineman for the Notre Dame football team, but he is in the transfer portal now. Spindler is obviously one of the top available players in the portal, but he is also one of the top players in the portal in general.

Pat Coogan didn't wait long as far as determining his college football future on Friday. The former Notre Dame center visited Indiana on Friday and Coogan immediately committed to the Hoosiers. Coogan confirmed the commitment on his X account late Friday afternoon.

The transfer portal has changed plenty in college football, where you see part-time starters like Notre Dame offensive lineman Pat Coogan move on to find schools where they’ll see more playing time. The graduate senior started more than his fare share of games during his Irish career,