The Florida Gators have lost their weapon at quarterback for the season after the team announced that Will Grier was suspended for failing a test for performance enhancement drug use.
According to multiple media reports, Grier received an automatic one year ban from the NCAA after failing the test for PEDs.
According to ESPN, Grier failed the test after taking an over the counter drug that was not approved by team trainers. It is not clear what he took that would have triggered a failing test result.
The news was first reported by gridironnow.com
Grier is a freshman from North Carolina who has taken the league by storm after leading the Gators to a perfect 6-0 record.
Florida will play undefeated LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday.
The Internet reacts:
No surprise here, but apparently Gators QB Will Grier will say he took something from GNC that he didn’t know included a banned substance
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) October 12, 2015
Kind of ironic that Treon will QB the Gators vs. the team he had to watch from the coaches booth last year because of his own suspension.
— Jeff Barlis (@JeffBarlis) October 12, 2015
In all fairness to Gators QB Grier, if I lived in Gainesville, I’d probably have to take “banned substances” just to get through the day.
— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) October 12, 2015
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