LSU football needed some good news, and got a huge dose of it late Thursday.
Cornerback Kristian Fulton has been declared eligible immediately by the NCAA. Fulton, could be a starter at cornerback for the Tigers in the season opener against Miami Sunday September 2nd in Arlington, Texas.
Fulton was suspended for two years for allegedly tampering with a drug test. Fulton missed the entire 2017 season.
His attorney argued that Fulton should be re-instated because the test administered was flawed, and that LSU, in its drug testing policy, failed to notify athletes of the penalties for tampering with a sample.
Fulton’s appeal was denied earlier this month.
But, the NCAA reversed course Thursday. LSU athletic director Joe Alleva asked the NCAA to call Fulton’s actions “a urine substitution” which carries a one year penalty. The NCAA agreed.
If Fulton passes a drug test, he is eligible immediately.
