Indiana Football Week 4 Availability Report Against Charlotte

Indiana listed three players out – Derek McCormick, James Bomba and Ta'Derius Collins – for its game against Charlotte on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Indiana Hoosiers tight end James Bomba (48) runs the ball against Michigan State at Memorial Stadium. / Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Big Ten has released Indiana's availability report for its Week 4 matchup against the Charlotte 49ers on Saturday at Noon ET at Memorial Stadium.

Out

• K Derek McCormick

• TE James Bomba

• DL Ta'Derius Collins

Questionable

• None

Indiana's availability report against Charlotte lists Derek McCormick, James Bomba and Ta'Derius Collins as out. / BigTen.org

What this means for Indiana

For the second straight week, Indiana will be without Derek McCormick, who handled kickoff duties against Florida International and Western Illinois. Against UCLA, Alejandro Quintero totaled six kickoffs and Quinn Warren kicked off once.

McCormick's injury should not affect Indiana's field goal and extra point kicking, which has been handled by Nicolas Radicic in all three games this season. Radicic made his lone field goal attempt this season from 35 yards, and he's 21 for 21 on extra points.

Bomba will also miss a second straight game after leaving the Western Illinois game with an injury. Zach Horton will likely remain Indiana's starting tight end, and Trey Walker is expected to be the backup. Last week, Indiana listed Tyler Stephens as a tight end, but he's listed on the roster as an offensive lineman this week. Stephens started 31 games on the offensive line for James Madison before transferring to Indiana.

Ta'Derius Collins is out for the second straight game, too. He had an interception against Western Illinois in a backup role, so Indiana will still have its top defensive ends: Mikail Kamara, Lanell Carr Jr. and Jacob Mangum-Farrar.

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