JONESBORO -- Arkansas State University assistant head coach Trooper Taylor said Monday that redshirt senior defensive tackle Dee Liner may play in the season opener at Nebraska on Saturday at 7 p.m.
The 6-3, 325-pound former Alabama transfer injured his groin during a noncontact drill Aug. 12, and head Coach Blake Anderson announced at the time he would be out two to six weeks.
Taylor said Liner has looked "really good in practice," and he will at least "be on the plane, I can promise you that."
Defensive coordinator Joe Cauthen said a final decision on Liner should be made by Wednesday.