HOOVER, Ala. — The status of Florida Gators receiver Antonio Callaway and quarterback Treon Harris changed with the start of summer classes, but remains unresolved in the long run.
“Right now they’re obviously back on campus, doing team workouts and some things like that,” Jim McElwain said when asked on Monday. “Nothing’s been resolved left and there’s really not a time frame on it.”
Callaway and Harris were both suspended indefinitely in January for reasons that have not been divulged by the University Athletic Association. Neither player participated in spring practice, workouts, or were even around their teammates from January until the start of summer classes.
Gainesville attorney Huntley Johnson released a statement saying Callaway was dealing with a University code of conduct investigation. A freshman, Callaway has never been suspended prior to this incident. Harris, however, has been suspended two times previous. First, during his freshman season, after another student accused him of sexual assault, but the accuser dropped the charges and Harris was reinstated to the team. Harris was suspended in 2015 for failing a drug test, according to a report by ESPN.
UF suspensions: QB Treon Harris (failed drug test) & CB Jalen Tabor (refusal to take drug test, automatic suspension) source told @ESPN
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) September 23, 2015
The fact that both players are back on campus would indicate that there is progress and that both could return to the team in the fall. McElwain commented that the biggest thing, in his opinion, was that both Harris and Callaway were back in classes and able to take advantage of tutoring and other services offered by the university.
“More than anything, the help you have academically, at the Hawkins Center at Farrior Hall, is huge,” he said. “That’s really what it’s all about. We’ll see.”