Two days after the University of Alabama suspended five football players, including three key members of the offense, their playing status remains in question while an investigation into impermissible receipt of textbooks continues.
Offensive linemen Antoine Caldwell and Marlon Davis, both starters, were held out of Saturday's home win over Tennessee along with running back Glen Coffee and defensive backs Chris Rogers and Marquis Johnson.
How quickly any or all of the players are reinstated first depends on the speed of the university's own investigation. Whether or not the investigation expands to athletes from other sports will play a major role in its expedience. Once the findings are complete, they will be forwarded to the conference office and the NCAA, which then would conduct a review of their own. Typically, when an NCAA review finds that a member institution's own investigation is satisfactory, it restores player eligibility quickly. When it opts to conduct its own inquiry, the case, by contrast, can drag for months.
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