Stephen Roberts, who was arrested last week for eluding a police officer and possessing a firearm without a license, has been suspended for the season opener, Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn said.
Roberts featured heavily in the mix at defensive back and could potentially start once he returns, but when that exact date will be is still unknown.
“It’s going to be week-to-week. We’ll see what happens,” Malzahn said. “We’ll see how he responds.”
Roberts started four games in 2015, and accrued 26 tackles as a sophomore.
The penalty for owning a handgun carries a sentence of no more than a year in jail and up to $6,000 in fines, as does the penalty for eluding an officer. Robert is due in court on Nov. 17.
At Malzahn’s press conference on Tuesday, he said Auburn’s team policy on handguns was that they “don’t want them,” even licensed ones.
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