Indiana has put an end to Dominique Booth‘s playing career with the Hoosiers, but the wide receiver is determined to continue it elsewhere.
On Twitter Tuesday, Booth confirmed that the medical staff at IU has not cleared him to continue participating in football for the Hoosiers. However, Booth claimed in his statement that his career is not over as “every other doctor I have seen has cleared me to continue my career.”
Booth will wait to transfer to another university until he graduates in the spring of 2017. In the interim, he will remain in classes at IU and work as a student coach for Kevin Wilson‘s football program, specifically with the receiving group.Statement #iufb pic.twitter.com/iTMmMaeHkl
— Dominique Booth (@3rzns) April 12, 2016
In a report from 247Sports.com, Booth stated that he will be visiting Mississippi State this weekend. He added that he’s also considering, among others, Ball State, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma State and Oregon. As noted in his tweeted statement, Booth says he has “talked to schools from every Power 5 conference and some MAC and some AAC schools.”
If he follows through with his plan to wait until he graduates to transfer, Booth would have at least two seasons of eligibility remaining beginning with the 2017 season. There’s also the possibility that he could receive a medical hardship waiver from the NCAA, which would give him yet another season of eligibility.
Booth was the highest-rated member of the Hoosiers’ 2014 recruiting class, with the four-star prospect ranked as the No. 48 receiver by Rivals.com. As a true freshman, he started six games. Thanks to injury and attrition, his eight receptions made him IU’s leading returning receiver entering 2015.
That season was cut short because of hand surgery in October, while another, undisclosed injury sidelined him this spring.
