Just a little over a month after being forced to the sidelines, Jermaine Whitehead is back with his teammates. When he gets back on the field for real game action, though, remains to be seen.
Tuesday morning, Gus Malzahn confirmed that the defensive back has been reinstated to the Auburn football team. White head began practicing with the team Sunday.
Malzahn declined to say whether Whitehead will play in this Saturday’s game against South Carolina.
“He practiced with the team on Sunday, and he’s going to do everything he can to earn his (place) back on the field,” the head coach said. “I don’t know how long that will take, I don’t have a timetable on it, but we’ll see how that goes.”
Whitehead was indefinitely suspended back in mid-September, reportedly for getting into a verbal altercation with an assistant coach. The suspension ultimately cost him four games.
Prior to his suspension, Whitehead had started the last 26 games at safety, and is still currently tied for the second on the team in interceptions with two. One of those picks was returned for a touchdown in the season-opening win over Arkansas.