One of the more bizarre offseason stories centered around Ole Miss offensive lineman Laremy Tunsil and his altercation with his stepfather. The two filed lawsuits against each other that have since been dropped, but not before Tunsil’s stepfather dropped a potentially juicy bit of information that caught the attention of the NCAA offices. Tunsil was said to be associating with sports agents, which of course would be a violation of NCAA rules. Since that information was revealed, the NCAA and Ole Miss have begun checkiing out the story, but that was not able to conclude before the start of the season.
A statement from Ole Miss on Saturday morning announced the school will hold Tunsil out of the season opener while the NCAA continues to investigate Tunsil’s eligibility.As a precautionary measure, we are withholding Laremy Tunsil from today’s game until the pending process can be completed. We are fully
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cooperating with the NCAA and feel this is the best way to protect Laremy, our football program and the university.
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Statement from Ole Miss regarding other player’s being withheld today. “Any other players that sit out today are unrelated to Tunsil.”
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