Florida quarterback Will Grier, who has led the Gators to a 6-0 start, will reportedly be suspended for the rest of the season for violations of the NCAA’s substance abuse policy.
Here are details from 247 Sports:
GridironNow.com’s Mike Huguenin reports that No. 8 Florida will announce Monday that starting redshirt freshman quarterback Will Grier has been suspended for the rest of the season for a violation of NCAA rules. Florida has a press conference scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET.
Additionally, the Miami Herald’s Jesse Simonton reports that Grier’s suspension is for a violation of the NCAA’s substance-abuse policy involving the drug Ligandrol, which carries with it a one-year calendar ban. NCAA rules require players to take a second test after a first positive test. Upon confirmation of the positive second test, a player becomes ineligible to compete.
Sources inform GatorBait.net that no already completed Florida games are in jeopardy. Grier can also appeal the decision, with an appeal due within 48 hours of the second failed test unless an extension is granted. He would remain ineligible during the appeal, though the hearing committee will “make a good-faith reasonable effort to hear the appeal before the student-athlete’s next contest or within 48 hours of the institution’s notice of intent to appeal, whichever is longer.”
Florida has a difficult game against No. 6 LSU this coming weekend. A loss would open the SEC East back up with a handful of one-loss teams…including Kentucky.
