Subcommittee clears Masoli

College football: In another surprising twist to a month-long saga, Mississippi quarterback Jeremiah Masoli (pictured above) has been cleared to play football one day before the start of the season.

On Tuesday, the NCAA ruled that the former Oregon QB had to sit out a season after enrolling at Mississippi. But the university appealed that decision and announced Friday that the NCAA Division I Subcommittee for Legislative Relief had overturned the first ruling.

Masoli is expected to be the Rebels’ starting QB this season, although coach Houston Nutt said sophomore Nathan Stanley will start against Jacksonville State today because of the short notice.

Masoli played for Oregon the past two seasons, leading the Ducks to the Rose Bowl in 2009. But he was kicked off Oregon’s team earlier this summer after two run-ins with police. He pleaded guilty to a second-degree burglary charge and was also cited for misdemeanor marijuana possession.