red in nine games with three starts ... made first career start at No. 2 Ohio State (11/12) ... made collegiate debut versus Illinois (9/2) ... one of 33 student-athletes to make collegiate debut in 2022 ... hauled in first career reception on 5-yard catch against Western Kentucky (9/17) ... caught two balls for 6 yards against Maryland (10/15) ... recorded the first multi-reception game of his career against the Terrapins ... gained 11 yards on two receptions versus Purdue (11/26).

2021 (Freshman): Redshirted the 2021 season ... scout team player of the week (Minnesota) ... walk-on joined the program during the spring.

Prep/Personal: Tight end for head coach Mo Moriarity at Bloomington South High School ... team captain ... two-time all-state selection ... named the team’s most valuable player as a senior ... two-time all-conference honoree ... also lettered in basketball ... parents are Kelly and Matt Bomba ... Kelly is an executive associate athletic director at IU ... Matt was an IU football letterwinner (1990-92) ... received scholarship prior to the 2022 season ... becomes the third generation of his family to earn a football scholarship to Indiana ... grandfathers Brad (1954-56) and Bob Van Pelt (1964-66) also lettered at IU ... sport marketing and management major ... born on Sept. 19, 2001.

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Received scholarship prior to the 2022 season ... becomes the third generation of his family to earn a football scholarship to Indiana ... Father, Matt (1990-92), was a walk-on that earned a scholarship, while both grandfathers, Brad (1954-56) and Bob Van Pelt (1964-66), were on scholarship at IU.

2022 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in nine games with three starts ... made first career start at No. 2 Ohio State (11/12) ... made collegiate debut

James Bomba