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Should NCAA Lift Ban for Buford's Kolton Houston?

In 2010, the National Collegiate Athletic Association deemed the junior offensive lineman ineligible for play because he tested positive for steroids.

By now, University of Georgia football fans know that the NCAA banned Kolton Houston from play as a freshman.

An anabolic steroid injection while attending Buford High School has kept the junior offensive lineman riding the bench.

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Houston and his parents have said the steroids were used against his knowledge to speed healing of a shoulder injury, and that treatment is still lingering in his system.

A couple of years later, he and his university are still fighting the decision. In a recent interview with ESPN, Houston discusses his predicament. 

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