Indiana may be on the verge of chasing down a recruiting milestone it has never reached before, and Monshun Sales is the name at the center of it.
The 5-star wide receiver from Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis has been one of Curt Cignetti’s top priorities for years, and he still hasn’t made his college choice. His final list includes Indiana, Ohio State, Alabama, Texas and LSU, and he has now finished official visits to every school in the mix.
On Sunday afternoon, Sales added a little more fuel to the anticipation with a post on X that looked like a countdown in disguise. He shared two clocks and an hourglass, a clear sign that his decision could be coming soon.
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- Monshun “Showtime” Sales (@__1problem) July 5, 2026
That tease arrived one day after Rivals recruiting insider Greg Smith reported that Sales was closing in on a decision and pointed to mid-July as the likely window.
For Indiana, the timing matters. Sales has been tied to the Hoosiers for a long stretch, and he has made several trips to Bloomington over the past few months. His official visit with Indiana came the weekend of April 24, which was the first official visit of his spring tour before he moved on to the rest of his finalists.
The buzz around Bloomington has only grown from there. Back in May, Rivals’ Steve Wiltfong and Greg Smith both logged expert predictions for Sales to land with Indiana, and Nicholas Rome of Saturday Blitz made the same call. The Rivals Industry Consensus currently gives the Hoosiers an 81.7% chance to win the battle.
Sales is no ordinary target, either. Rivals ranks the 6-foot-5, 195-pound playmaker as the No. 1 wide receiver and No. 8 overall player in the 2027 class. He is coming off a junior season in which he finished with 37 catches for 794 yards and 9 touchdowns.
He is also one of just three uncommitted 5-star prospects left in the 2027 class, alongside RB David Gabriel Georges and IOL Ismael Camara. After Xavier Sabb committed to Oregon earlier this week, the list got even shorter.
Now it’s a waiting game for Indiana, Ohio State, Alabama, Texas and LSU. Sales has dropped the hint. The decision clock is ticking.
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