Fifth-year senior defensive tackle Ralph Green III will play in the 92nd East-West Shrine Game, IU Athletics announced Wednesday.
Green is the fourth Hoosier in as many years to play in the East-West Shrine Game — former Hoosier Nate Sudfeld played in the game in 2016, Collin Rahrig took part in 2015, and Ted Bolser played in 2014.
Green recorded 92 tackles, four sacks and 21 tackles for loss in his four seasons with IU. As a senior he collected 21 tackles, one sack and 8.5 tackles for loss on his way to being named All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2016.
The Shrine Game was created in 1925 as the first college football all-star game, according to the game’s website. More than 1 million children of Shriners Hospitals for Children have been assisted through the charitable actions and events surrounding the game.
The 2017 edition of the East-West Shrine Game will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on NFL Network.
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