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Former Iowa football pledge announces commitment to new Big Ten school
Former Iowa quarterback commit Cash Herrera announced his new destination on Monday.
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound quarterback announced his commitment to coach Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers. Herrera had originally committed to the Hawkeyes on Oct. 3, 2024, but the The Bishop's School signal-caller decommitted from Iowa last week.
The Cali product chose Iowa then over offers from schools such as UCLA, Minnesota, Washington State, Virginia Tech, Colorado State, San Diego State and Appalachian State.
Now, he elects to stay in the Big Ten and with Cignetti and the Hoosiers who authored an 11-2 (8-1 Big Ten) season that began with 10 straight wins and that included a trip to the College Football Playoff.
Herrera visited Bloomington over the weekend.
'Just learning about coach Cig and their winning culture they are building showed me a lot on the visit. Learning about the offense and school was big too. Meeting the coaches and players and playing mini golf at coach Cig's house were other highlights," Herrera told On3.
Herrera expanded upon why Indiana is the right spot for him.
"They run an offense that showcases my talents and they have a head coach who wins. The culture is great too. It is a great academic school for business as well.
"The staff is all about ball and winning. I got close with the QB coach, Chandler Whitmer. I like him and how the atmosphere is competitive and that there is a high standard there," Herrera said.
Herrera passed for 2,033 yards and 24 touchdowns while completing 62.4% of his passes last season at The Bishop's School. He also rushed for 334 yards and eight more scores.
According to 247Sports, Herrera is a three-star commit for Indiana, the No. 31 quarterback and the No. 55 player from California in the 2026 class.
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