Shadow Lion, Jigsaw Team on Indiana Football Documentary
Tom Brady's Shadow Lion and Jigsaw Productions will produce a documentary, titled Misfits, on Indiana University's football program.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Football
Shadow Lion, the company founded by NFL legend Tom Brady, and Jigsaw Productions are producing a documentary titled Misfits about Indiana University's football team. Jigsaw Productions beat more than a dozen production companies to secure access to the program, and the project marks the first collaboration between the two companies.
Why it matters
The documentary follows an Indiana team that went 16-0 in the 2025-26 season and won the 2025 National Championship, after a program long regarded as the losingest in college football history. It will feature people both on and off the field who contributed to the turnaround.
Indiana's 16-0 record in the 2025-26 season and its 2025 National Championship are the program's headline results. Production on the documentary is set to begin this fall, but no release date has been announced.
The players
Shadow Lion
Shadow Lion is a media company founded by NFL quarterback Tom Brady, and it is co-producing the documentary Misfits.
Jigsaw Productions
Jigsaw Productions is a production company that secured access to Indiana's football program over more than a dozen competitors.
Indiana University
Indiana University is the public university whose football program is the subject of the documentary, which won the 2025 National Championship.
The details
Courtney Sexton, an executive vice president at Jigsaw Productions and an Indiana alum, and Gilad Haas, a co-founder of Shadow Lion, are involved in the project. Indiana athletic director Scott Dolson issued a statement on the partnership on Tuesday.
Timeline
2025 season: Indiana wins the 2025 National Championship.
2025-26 football season: Indiana completes a perfect 16-0 season.
Tuesday: Scott Dolson issues a statement on the documentary partnership.
This fall: Production on Misfits is scheduled to begin.
Season Trajectory
Indiana's 2025 National Championship and perfect 2025-26 season represent a sharp departure from the program's historical standing as the losingest team in college football. The documentary places that reversal in a national media frame at the moment the team's record is most visible.
Fans following Indiana football can track the documentary's progress as production begins this fall. No release platform or viewing date has been confirmed, so viewers should watch for an announcement from the producers.
The takeaway
Indiana's championship turnaround from a historically losing program is now the subject of a documentary, which offers a longer look at how the team was built. Interested viewers can follow production updates as the project moves forward.
What happens next
Production on the documentary Misfits is scheduled to begin this fall, with the release date not yet announced.
Further reading
For more on the sport, see Football coverage across the United States.
