A former University football player looks to continue his collegiate career even as he faces a felony indictment in Athens-Clarke County Superior Court.

On Dec. 10, a grand jury indicted Michael Lemon on charges of battery and aggravated battery. According to rivals.com, Lemon made a recruitment visit to North Carolina State University on Dec. 12. Lemon told The Red & Black Thursday the university accepted his application. He plans to start classes in May.

As for the indictment, Lemon said in the phone interview he has not entered a plea because he hasn’t talked to his lawyer.

After he was suspended from the University in August, Lemon transferred to Georgia Military Academy and played football for the school’s team last season.

The aggravated battery and battery charges stem from a June 26 incident in which Lemon is accused of punching University junior DeMarius Jackson five times in the eye, according to police reports.

The two were at a cookout by the pool of The Exchange apartment complex, and Lemon accused Jackson of having a relationship with Lemon’s “girl,” the police report states. After the exchange with Jackson, Lemon allegedly hit him repeatedly.

Jackson’s eye was seriously damaged, but he is on the mend. His friend, sophomore Dyci Manns, said in a telephone interview Thursday that Jackson’s eye is not completely healed, but he is able to see out of it.

Jackson was unavailable for comment by press time.