Indiana Football Incoming Transfer Profile: Louis Moore

Curt Cignetti and Bryant Haines lost two of their primary safeties from last season with Shawn Asbury II and Terry Jones Jr. graduating following Indiana's College Football Playoff run in 2024. 

To fill the hole, Cignetti and Haines got Louis Moore, who may be a familiar name for Hoosier fans. 

Moore spent two seasons at Indiana, appearing in 24 games with 10 starts. All ten of his starts came in 2023, which was his most statistically productive season by far. 

That year, Moore recorded 83 tackles, 59 of those being solo tackles, with three interceptions, three forced fumbles, and one pass broken up. He returned one of those three interceptions for a touchdown that year. 

Moore comes to Indiana with one year of eligibility remaining following a season at Ole Miss that was plagued by injuries. 

Across 11 games with Ole Miss, he started just twice and saw fewer than half as many snaps as he did in his last season at Indiana, per PFF. His production dipped accordingly, though he did recover his first career fumble against Wake Forest and recorded a half sack last year. 

One thing that stands out about Moore's usage last season was a higher ratio of snaps as a pass-rusher, where he graded better than he did during his time at Indiana in a small sample size. 

Though he saw drop offs in his coverage and run defense grades at Ole Miss, his history of production at Indiana should ease concerns about his abilities overall. Unlike some of the transfers into this class, Moore has a track record of success at the Big Ten level. 

Moore also has the chance to play alongside a familiar face in Amare Ferrell, who was his teammate at Indiana in 2023. 

When Cignetti took over as Indiana's head coach, he cleaned house with the exception of Bob Bostad, the Hoosier offensive line coach. Moore will be entering a new defense overseen by Bryant Haines, but one that got Haines nominated as a finalist for the Broyles Award. 

Returning to a familiar setting in Bloomington and playing alongside a former teammate should help ease the transition for Moore though. 

If he stays healthy, he could be closer to the 2023 version of Moore that forced 6 turnovers and took one back for a touchdown than he was last year at Ole Miss. Expect him to be in the starting lineup next year.