Grant King eligible to play in Georgia State’s fifth game

Grant King will be eligible to play for Georgia State in the fifth game of the season after the NCAA granted his appeal on Tuesday.

King didn’t fully participate in most of August’s practices as well as last week’s season-opening loss to Samford because of an academic-related issue.

King had started every game at right tackle in Georgia State’s first three seasons. A.J. Kaplan started last week’s game.

Coach Trent Miles said King, 6-5, 295 pounds, will be given a chance to earn back his starting spot during the team’s bye week, which begins Sept. 22. The first game King would be eligible to play would be at Alabama.

If King earns his starting job back, it would allow Miles to create more competition at the guard positions because Kaplan can play there.

The four-game penalty is similar to the NCAA’s commonly-issued decision for students that don’t complete nine hours in a fall semester.

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