Everett Golson no longer enrolled at Notre Dame: Now what?

Everett Golson’s return to Notre Dame for the 2014 season appears to be right on schedule. At a press appearance on Tuesday, head coach Brian Kelly noted that a decision on Golson’s readmission was close at hand, and with that could come a return to the team for bowl practices.

Here’s more from Keith Arnold of NBCSports.com:

“I had poor judgment,” Golson said. “It wasn’t due to poor grades or anything like that.”

Here’s part of his interview:

“I will be returning in the spring, that’s pretty much it,” Golson said Saturday during a charity basketball event in South Carolina. He didn’t elaborate on the nature of his academic suspension.

Golson isn’t currently enrolled at Notre Dame and hasn’t been since May, which prompted speculation that he might consider transferring somewhere else -- one SEC school apparently tried to gauge his potential interest. But Golson has been consistent in his expressed desire to return to South Bend.

Before Golson was suspended for the 2013 season, the Fighting Irish were looking at 28/1 odds to win the 2013 BCS Championship, according to Oddsshark. However, in the aftermath of that news, the Irish have dropped to 40/1, according to Bovada, and it’s possible that line could continue to slip.

Golson confirmed that he was suspended from school due to an academic issue, but said that he currently intends on returning to Notre Dame after the fall semester. Time will tell whether he actually will return to South Bend, but what is clear is that he will not be playing during the 2013 season. A mystery SEC school (which is probably Mississippi State) is said to be pursuing him as a transfer, but that won’t happen if he’s serious about trying to suit up for the Irish in 2014.