Emergency Portal Pod: Samet Yigitoglu (SMU) Commits + Aiden Sherrill (Alabama) Buzz | What IU’s New Frontcourt Means | X’s & Joe’s Crossover
Podcast: CrimsonCastPublished On: Thu Apr 16 2026
Description: Indiana’s portal run keeps adding the pieces it had to add — size, physicality, rebounding, and rim protection. Galen Clavio is joined by Bob Moats and Mike Wiemuth from X’s and Joe’s for another emergency crossover to break down Samet Yigitoglu’s commitment from SMU and the rapidly building momentum around Aiden Sherrill (Alabama) who committed shortly after the podcast aired.They explain why Yigitoglu is a major need-fill: a true 7-foot-plus center who rebounds on both ends, creates extra possessions with offensive boards, and gives Indiana a real interior presence it didn’t have last season. Then they pivot to the Sherrill discussion—why he profiles as a modern stretch-capable big who blocks shots, rebounds, and fits perfectly in Darian DeVries’ spacing and two-man-game world. The episode also zooms out to roster-building: why Indiana’s portal strategy looks far more “big-boy” this cycle, what adding multi-year pieces does for continuity, and what kinds of complementary players IU still needs to complete a functional 8–9 man rotation.
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