Report: Marvin Austin expected to be suspended by NCAA

Posted Jul 19, 2010
There’s growing concern from UNC athletic department officials that star defensive tackle Marvin Austin will ultimately be suspended for his entire senior year due to alleged NCAA violations involving extra benefits from agents, middlemen and marketing representatives, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. “The next time we will see Marvin Austin is at the NFL scouting combine,” our source predicted. (National Football Post)

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