Suspended players will be eligible for Auburn game

By Ken Rogers

Published: November 17, 2007

The five University of Alabama football players suspended in the improper receipt of textbooks investigation will be eligible to play against Auburn in next Saturday’s regular-season finale.
A press release issued just before Saturday’s game against the University of Louisiana at Monroe read that Alabama was informed this morning by the NCAA that the five players—starting offensive linemen Antoine Caldwell and Marlon Davis, running back Glen Coffee, and defensive backs Chris Rogers and Marquis Johnson—have had their eligibility reinstated after the ULM game.
The five were suspended the morning of the Tennessee game Oct. 20. While they have practiced since then, it will have been six weeks since they have played in a game—going back to the Ole Miss game on Oct. 13.
The University suspended the players. Last week, its submitted a report to the NCAA on the still-ongoing inquiry. Today’s ruling, the press release read, was the NCAA’s response to that report.