On Sunday, less than a month before the start of the football season for FAU, news broke that senior linebacker Akileis Leroy is ineligible to play, according to a report by FAU Owl’s Nest.
Earlier in the offseason, Leroy was expected to return this season, after being suspended for the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl for academic reasons.
Leroy was expected to be one of three returning starters for the defense, along with redshirt senior defensive end Leighton McCarthy and senior safety Zyon Gilbert. This is a big loss for FAU, as he was an important part of the defense last season.