Attorney 'very optimistic' LSU CB Kristian Fulton will return for 2018

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A decision as to whether Kristian Fulton will be eligible to return to the field is one week away. Optimism concerning the LSU cornerback’s future in Baton Rouge is at an all-time high.

“A forensics panel in New York evaluated the records relative to the case and determined there was a testing protocol issues,” Jackson explained. “The information was submitted to the appeals committee. We got expert analysis from the forensics panel and that is one of the issues being addressed in this re-consideration.

“There were other factual issues as well that were not addressed the first time around. We made the submission in early July to reopen the case, which leads us up to this point.”

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Jackson outlined two potential scenarios in regards to the outcome of Fulton’s reconsideration hearing next Thursday. Both would lead the former All-American returning to the team this upcoming fall.

—A declaration of immediate eligibility, which would put him on the football immediately

—A reduction of the remaining one-year suspension

Because new evidence obtained suggests that there was an error in the drug-testing protocol, there is reason to believe that a shortened suspension or immediate eligibility will be issued on Aug. 9.

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“After the initial decision, a reduction in the remaining one-year suspension would be inadequate,” Jackson stated. “He has already served a full year, and frankly, that initial decision as so flawed. He should have never been suspended in the first place because these testing protocol issues are very serious. Ultimately, two wrongs don’t make a right.

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