Before the 2024 season, his first at Indiana, Elijah Sarratt climbed into an Uber bound for Indianapolis International Airport.
During the 50-minute drive from Bloomington to the west side of Indianapolis, he talked football with the driver and shared his excitement about a new era under head coach Curt Cignetti. Sarratt wasn’t yet a household name and expectations around the program were modest. But somewhere along Interstate 69, he made a quiet promise to himself and his teammates to give more than asked of them for the Bloomington community.
“It’s been nothing but love and support from Hoosier Nation,” Sarratt said Saturday.