Last December, three Clemson football players tested positive for trace amounts of Ostarine, an illegal substance that is banned by the NCAA.
As a result, Dexter Lawrence, Braden Galloway and Zach Giella were forced to sit out the CFB Playoff. The Tigers went on to win the National Championship with a 44-16 win over Alabama.
Lawrence declared for the NFL Draft following the season, but both Galloway and Giella remained with the Clemson football program. The two players faced having to sit out a year, per the NCAA’s policy for testing positive for a banned substance.
All three players were adamant that they did not know how the substance ended up in their system and, as a result, both Galloway and Giella filed appeals.