TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — No. 1 Alabama won’t appeal defensive end Marcell Dareus’s two-game suspension to the NCAA.
Coach Nick Saban said Monday “that issue is dead.” He says there isn’t enough precedent in similar cases to warrant an appeal.
He had indicated late last week that the school would try to get Dareus’ suspension cut to one game, allowing him to return for Saturday’s visit from No. 19 Penn State.
Saban says the two-game hit was fair. Dareus was penalized for accepting nearly $2,000 in improper benefits from an agent on two trips to Miami.
As for injured Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram, Saban says the tailback will start him on “dry-land rehab” Monday. He says Ingram’s status for Saturday’s game “depends on how he react to every day” in the process.
