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| Position | Center, Left guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | December 20, 2000 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 318 lb (144 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Indiana (2019–2024) |
| High school | Pine Richland (Pittsburgh) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Michael Katic (born December 20, 2000) is a former American football center and captain for the Indiana Hoosiers.
Katic was born on December 20, 2000 to Mike and Mary Beth Katic in Pittsburgh. He went to Pine Richland High School in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania north of Pittsburgh. [1] He was selected to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 team and led the team to the 2017 state championship, the 2018 state semifinals, and back-to-back conference titles.
Graduating from high school in 2019, he was ranked as the 55th best offensive guard in the country and the 22nd best player in Pennsylvania, by 247Sports. [2] He committed to Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana on June 17, 2018. [3] [4] He had offers from 18 other Division 1 colleges.
Katic red-shirted his freshman year at Indiana University. [5] In 2020 which was his redshirt freshman year, he appeared in six games with four starts at left guard for the 2020 Indiana Hoosiers. [6] He was named Indiana's Offensive Newcomer of the Year. [7]
In 2021, his sophomore year, he began all nine games at left guard and missed three games to injury for the 2021 Indiana Hoosiers. [8] In 2022, his junior year, he started all twelve games at left guard for the 2022 Indiana Hoosiers. [9] In 2023, his senior year, he started all twelve games at left guard and was the captain of the 2023 Indiana Hoosiers. [10]
In 2024, his redshirt senior season, he earned third team All-Big Ten honors, [11] [12] [13] won the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award, and was the captain of the 2024 Indiana Hoosiers. He helped lead Indiana to its best season ever with a record of 11-1. [14] He played in the 2024 Outback Bowl. [15] Katic initially declared for the NFL draft after his 2023 season, but changed his mind after he was recruited by Bob Bostad to play for his sixth "Co-VID" year. [16] Bostad, Indiana's offensive line coach, convinced Katic to move to center for his final season. [17]
After graduating from Indiana University with a degree in criminal justice, Katic began working at Barstool Sports, in 2025. [18] [19] [20]