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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football landed a verbal commitment from Texas State defensive tackle Dominique Ratcliff on Tuesday.
He made the announcement with a post on the social media platform X.
Ratcliff spent the last three seasons at Texas State after redshirting as a true freshman at Louisiana. He was a three-star prospect in the 2020 signing class with 14 scholarship offers coming out of Conroe High School in Texas.
During his most recent stint in the portal, he received offers from the likes of TCU, SMU, Houston and Virginia Tech.
More: Indiana football transfer portal tracker: Who’s in, who’s out for the Hoosiers
Why Indiana football signing Dominique Ratcliff matters
Indiana basically crosses defensive tackle off the list of portal needs by landing Ratcliff, assuming no one enters the portal after the College Football Playoffs. Ratcliff, along with Hosea Wheeler, gives the Hoosiers a solid two-deep alongside expected returning defensive tackles Marcus Burris Jr. and Tyrique Tucker.
The signings of Ratcliff and Wheeler should also give IU defensive tackles coach Pat Kuntz time to develop the two true freshmen (Jhrevious Hall and Kyler Garcia) who recently signed.
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Inside the numbers for former Texas State DT Dominique Ratcliff
He didn’t start any games in 2024, but split the workload at the position fairly evenly with Terry Webb. Webb, who started all 12 games for Texas State, played 375 snaps and Ratcliff 318.
Ratcliff, who earned All-Sun Belt honorable mention last season, finished the season with 22 tackles (nine solo) with 3.5 for a loss, two sacks and five quarterback hurries.
He combined for 33 quarterback pressures over the last two seasons and his run defense earned high marks (85) from Pro Football Focus in 2024. He was…
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Author : The Herald-Times
Publish date : 2024-12-18 03:49:00
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