James Madison transfer Nick Kidwell was expected to play a key role on Indiana’s offensive line in 2024, but instead he will miss the entire season with knee injury.
Indiana offensive lineman Nick Kidwell will miss the 2024 season due to a knee injury.
Kidwell transferred from James Madison to Indiana this offseason, and he was expected to be the Hoosiers’ starting right guard in 2024. At 6-foot-5 and 316 pounds, Kidwell appeared in 52 games with 34 starts at James Madison, playing both right tackle and right guard.
Kidwell was named first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association in 2021 and second-team All-Sun Belt in 2022. He was in line to finish his college career at James Madison in 2023, but he suffered a season-ending injury four games into the season. He received a medical hardship waiver, which granted him a seventh season of collegiate eligibility at Indiana in 2024.
“He was one of the best two linemen in the Sun Belt had he stayed healthy last year,” Indiana coach Curt Cignetti said of Kidwell.
Following Indiana’s first practice of fall camp on July 31, Cignetti mentioned Drew Evans and Bray Lynch as two young lineman that could provide depth for the Hoosiers this season. Evans transferred from Wisconsin to Indiana last season, but he has not played in any games during his two-year college career.