News
has been circulating about Duron Carter future and if we would end up at
Florida Atlantic, well that news is over.
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Former
Alabama and St. Thomas Aquinas wide receiver Duron Carter has enrolled at FAU and
practiced with the Owls Saturday, bringing an end to the transfer speculation
that surrounded the talented, but troubled receiver.
Carter,
the son of NFL wide receiving great Cris Carter, went through a full
workout with his new teammates, though he didn't wear shoulder pads.
While
Carter is on the field and in the program, his eligibility for 2012 is still in
question — the Owls' attention will now turn to securing Carter a hardship
waiver with the NCAA, which would allow him to be eligibile this season.
If
his waiver is denied, the NCAA will force him to sit out 2012, after which he
will have have one year of college eligibility remaining.
Carter
signed with Ohio State out of Ft. Lauderdale's St. Thomas Aquinas, and had a
strong freshman season, catching 13 passes. But academic problems led Carter to
leave OSU.
He
then transferred to Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, where he put up
big numbers (44 receptions, 690 yards, 10 touchdowns in nine games) and landed
a scholarship offer from Alabama.
But
Carter never played a game for Alabama, sitting out all of last year for what
was believed to be further academic deficiencies. Carter left the Alabama
program earlier this summer.
