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Georgia offensive lineman Kolton Houston fought for years to either get the NCAA to overlook a drug testing anomaly or to rid his system of a mysteriously lingering substance.

  • Chris Fuhrmeister

    Chris Fuhrmeister

    Kolton Houston is eligible

    Dale Zanine-US PRESSWIRE

    Houston received the news on a pretty good day: his 22nd birthday.

    Houston underwent shoulder surgery in high school and was prescribed an anabolic steroid during his recovery process. The steroid showed up on on a drug test during his first semester at Georgia, and since it’s on the NCAA’s banned substance list, he was ruled ineligible. As of last season, the steroid still hadn’t left his body, which kept him ineligible in the NCAA’s eyes. This, despite the fact that his steroid levels hadn’t changed, proving he hadn’t re-taken the substance since enrolling at Georgia.

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