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Great news - Edwards expected back on Tuesday.
Gus Edwards was missing in action on the practice field this week, and today the reason was revealed: The freshman back was flagged by the NCAA Clearinghouse.
But it appears Edwards will be back on the field sooner rather than later.
Edwards' high school coach, Jim Munson, told CaneSport that Edwards is set to return to the team on Tuesday.
"It was an academic thing with his transcript," Munson said. "He'll be okay. Everything was certified. It's nothing major and it's something that is getting resolved and is going to be resolved. There was an issue, it's being resolved and he'll be back on Tuesday the 20th - that's what I've been told."
Munson said the transcript problem was detected "early on, we worked to resolve it all summer long and we came up with a resolution."
He says the NCAA is being helpful in getting Edwards cleared before the first day of classes.
"They didn't drag their feet," Munson said
Edwards is competing for an immediate role on the team, but Dallas Crawford and Eduardo Clements are ahead of him on the depth chart.
The time he's missing on the practice field certainly won't help his battle to play right away.
"He's upset about missing practice since he was doing pretty well," Munson said.