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Indiana freshman DL from recruiting powerhouse has been cleared, is practicing
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Experts have spoken.
Vegas lines are out.
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Indiana isn’t expected to compete for the Big Ten East division title or B1G Championship. However, recruiting better players and student-athletes into your system to make your program better can catapult you into a better spot.
Tom Allen and the Hoosiers are trying to do this, of course, and freshman DL Antoine Whitner — listed as an athlete in high school — is from IMG Academy in Florida, a school that commonly churns out high-profile recruits year in and year out.
Unfortunately, it took a long time for Whitner to actually be be cleared. As of a couple weeks ago, Indiana was still waiting to hear if Whitner would be good to go or not.
On Thursday, the good news finally came:
Allen says freshman DL Antoine Whitner has been cleated and is practicing #iufb
— KevinBrockwayGators (@KevinBrockwayG1) August 15, 2019
Indiana’s 2019 season is slated to begin on Aug. 31 at home against Ball State.
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.