| No. 10 – Indiana Hoosiers | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 25, 2003 Rockwall, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 198 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Rockwall-Heath (Heath, Texas) |
| College | |
| Awards and highlights | |
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| Stats at ESPN | |
Josh Hoover (born June 25, 2003) is an American college football quarterback for the Indiana Hoosiers. He previously played for the TCU Horned Frogs.
Hoover was born in Rockwall, Texas where he attended high school at Rockwall-Heath. Hoover finished his high school career throwing for 9,953 yards and 108 touchdowns in three seasons. [1] Hoover was named the 2021 winner of the Landry Award, given annually to the top high school football player in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. [1] Hoover was initially committed to play college football for the Indiana Hoosiers. [2] However, he flipped his commitment to play for the TCU Horned Frogs. [1]
Hoover began the 2022 season as the fourth-string quarterback at TCU, behind Chandler Morris, Max Duggan, and Sam Jackson V. After Morris was injured in Week 1, Hoover moved up to third string. In a blowout win the following week against Tarleton State, he replaced Jackson late in the fourth quarter and made his collegiate debut, completing his only pass attempt for two yards. This was his only appearance that season, and he took a redshirt. [3]
In 2023, Hoover served as the primary backup to Morris. He threw his first collegiate touchdown in the season opener win against Nicholls State. In Week 6, after Morris was injured against Iowa State, Hoover replaced him and started the final six games of the season. In his first career start against the BYU, he completed 37 of 58 passes for 439 yards and four touchdowns in a 44–11 victory, earning Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors. [4] [5]
With Morris transferring to North Texas for the 2024 season, Hoover became TCU’s full-time starting quarterback. He finished 7th in college football with 3,949 passing yards, breaking TCU’s single-season passing record previously held by Trevone Boykin. In a standout comeback against Texas Tech, he completed 21 of 32 passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns, leading the Frogs to a 35–34 victory after trailing by 17 points. [6] [7] He led the Horned Frogs to an 8–4 regular season record. In the 2024 New Mexico Bowl against Louisiana, he completed 20 of 32 passes for 252 yards and four touchdowns with one interception in a 34–3 victory and was named Offensive Player of the Game. [8]
In the 2025 season opener against North Carolina, in what was Bill Belichick's debut as head coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Hoover led TCU to a commanding 48–14 victory. [9] In Week 3, he set a career high with five touchdown passes for 379 yards in a win over SMU. [10] Two weeks later, he threw four touchdowns against Colorado and was named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week. [11] On the season, Hoover threw 29 touchdowns and 13 interceptions for 3,472 yards, completing 272 of 413 passes, guiding the Horned Frogs to an 8–4 record.
Hoover entered the NCAA transfer portal on December 18, 2025, and did not participate in TCU’s 2025 Alamo Bowl. [12] By the end of his TCU career, Hoover ranked third in school history in passing yards, tied for third in passing touchdowns, fourth in total offense yards, and fourth in total touchdowns responsible for, while also serving as a two-time team captain and starting 31 consecutive games. [13]
On January 4, 2026, Hoover transferred to Indiana. [14] Entering his senior season, he leads all active FBS players in career passing yards (9,629) and ranks second in career passing touchdowns (71), behind only Noah Fifita. [15]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 |  TCU | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 116.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | TCU | 10 | 6 | 2–4 | 185 | 298 | 62.1 | 2,206 | 7.4 | 15 | 9 | 134.8 | 20 | 5 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 2024 | TCU | 13 | 13 | 9–4 | 313 | 471 | 66.5 | 3,949 | 8.4 | 27 | 11 | 151.1 | 47 | -19 | -0.4 | 4 |
| 2025 | TCU | 12 | 12 | 8–4 | 272 | 413 | 65.9 | 3,472 | 8.4 | 29 | 13 | 153.4 | 55 | 4 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Indiana | 0 | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
| Career | 36 | 31 | 19–12 | 771 | 1,183 | 65.2 | 9,629 | 8.1 | 71 | 33 | 147.8 | 122 | -10 | -0.1 | 8 | |
Hoover is a Christian. He has said, "My faith keeps me grounded and gives me comfort that no matter how I perform on Saturdays, God still loves and cares about me." [16]