Callaway and Harris in class, future still unresolved with Florida Gators

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.

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.”

Nick de la Torre
A South Florida native, Nick developed a passion for all things sports at a very young age. His love for baseball was solidified when he saw Al Leiter’s no-hitter for the Marlins live in May of 1996. He was able to play baseball in college but quickly realized there isn’t much of a market for short, slow outfielders that hit around the Mendoza line. Wanting to continue with sports in some capacity he studied journalism at the University of Central Florida. Nick got his first start in the business as an intern for a website covering all things related to the NFL draft before spending two seasons covering the Florida football team at Bleacher Report. That job led him to GatorCountry. When he isn’t covering Gator sports, Nick enjoys hitting way too many shots on the golf course, attempting to keep up with his favorite t.v. shows and watching the Heat, Dolphins and Marlins. Follow him on twitter @NickdelatorreGC