In his short Indiana career, Bryant Fitzgerald was already making an impact on the football field in Bloomington. Even among a secondary that should be among the conference’s best and most experienced, the standout freshman from Avon had made a name for himself at the safety or husky position through Tom Allen’s early practices.
According to an Indiana Athletics press release today, Fitzgerald has been deemed an academic non-qualifier will be ineligible for the 2017 season. All because of what seems to be a critical bit of poor advising by Indiana’s compliance staff.
“Bryant Fitzgerald is a smart, outstanding young man who is academically prepared and capable of being very successful at IU,” said Indiana athletic director Fred Glass.