One of the five Notre Dame players investigated for academic fraud could return to the field for the Fighting Irish this season.
Head coach Brian Kelly said Thursday that Eilar Hardy, a reserve safety, may be able to return to the practice field when the team returns from the bye week that follows this weekend’s matchup with No. 2 Florida State. Whether he returns is dependent on whether he gets his academics in order.
“I met with Eilar, we have some work to do in terms of some of his academic work he’s working on right now in terms of trying to get that organized,” Kelly said. “But if we’re able to get some of those things organized, we’re going to bring him back to practice after we get back from the bye.”
Unlike the four other players – cornerback KeiVarae Russell, receiver DaVaris Daniels, defensive lineman Ishaq Williams and linebacker Kendall Moore – Kelly received word that Hardy is eligible to return to the roster this season. Russell and Williams plan to return to the team for the 2015 season, while Daniels and Moore won’t return.
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Kelly said Hardy is the “olny one that I have talked to that would be back on the roster.”
“We have some things to work on, he’s working on right now. Some of his classes and things of that nature. But I’ve invited him back on the roster to practice and then we’ll take it from there,” Kelly said.
Hardy, who appeared in 10 games in 2013 and registered 26 total tackles, became the fifth player to be held out of practice back in August when the investigation into academic dishonesty began.
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