Of course, the Hoosiers’ magical 10-0 season and current No. 5 ranking in the College Football Playoff rankings did not hurt IU’s chances. Burrus, a 6-4, 235-pound senior defensive end at Warren Central, picked Louisville over IU in late June. But he never completely got IU out of his mind.
“I just wanted to see improvement,” Burrus Jr. said of Indiana’s program. “I knew it was a whole new staff coming in and I knew they had plans to change everything. I told them I’d continue looking out. And then they started winning games and I’m like, ‘OK, let me go see for myself in person.’ I like the scheme of how I’d play if I was there and (when I got there), it was ever better.”
Burrus visited twice — once for the Nebraska game last month and again on Saturday for the Michigan game. He made his decision to commit to IU public on his Instagram account on Thursday morning.
Through 11 games this season, Burrus has 42 tackles, including nine for a loss, and six sacks for the Class 6A fifth-ranked Warriors (10-1), who will host Center Grove (7-4) in a Class 6A regional Friday. He cited his “great relationship” with IU defensive ends coach Buddha Williams and defensive tackles coach Pat Kuntz as a major factor in his commitment.