DT Jeremy Jarmon. That's going to hurt Kentucky REALLY bad, JJ was a force that would've been a possible First Rounder. But, now he's either going to finish studying for his second degree in France or he'll be going to the NFL in the Supplemental Draft (that's funny that the Draft that he'll be going into is what he got busted for).
Kentucky DE Jarmon ruled ineligible by NCAA
Associated Press Writer Malcolm C. Knox
Sat May 23, 2009
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Kentucky defensive end Jeremy Jarmon was ruled ineligible for his senior season by the NCAA because of a failed drug test.
He said at a news conference Saturday he had inadvertently taken a banned substance that turned up positive during a random NCAA test in February. An appeal was denied, in effect ending his college football career.
Jarmon did not identify the substance and took no questions.
Jarmon took the supplement while recovering from a shoulder injury and was not taking part in activities. He had been taking the supplement for 15 days before checking with the training staff, who told him to stop taking it.
"But it was too late," Jarmon said, reading from a prepared statement.
Jarmon said his goal in the offseason was to become leaner. He bought a dietary supplement while shopping for vitamins on the recommendation of a worker at a nutrition store, not knowing that it contained a banned substance.
"I do not need to cheat to be successful," he said.
Jarmon has the third-most sacks in Kentucky history. He was an honorable mention on last season's AP All-Southeastern Conference Team.
Athletics director Mitch Barnhart had hoped the NCAA would consider "extenuating circumstances" in Jarmon's case.
"The NCAA rules are the rules that we all live by and they're consistent, based on precedent and we've got to honor this," Barnhart said. "It may not always feel right, but there is precedent and it is consistent."
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