Auburn announced Thursday that men's basketball players Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy are out indefinitely due to their alleged connection to suspended assistant coach Chuck Person.
In a statement, Auburn said the following regarding the status of Wiley and Purifoy, according to James Crepea of AL.com: "To avoid any potential eligibility issues, Auburn Athletics has decided to hold men's basketball players Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy out indefinitely. Because this is related to an ongoing investigation, we cannot comment further at this time."
Person is currently suspended after he was one of 10 people arrested in connection with an FBI investigation into bribery in college basketball.