On Friday, on the second day of the NCAA East Regional on the University of North Florida campus in Jacksonville, Fla., Alabama junior cornerback Tony Brown advanced to the quarterfinals in the 110-meter hurdles.

Brown advanced to the quarterfinals in the event behind a time of 13.81 seconds. His time was his second best of the season, trailing only a 13.78-second time he posted at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Brown finished in second place in the sixth heat of Friday’s races and will look to advance once again Saturday, the final day in Jacksonville, for a chance to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

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Brown, a first-team All-American in track last season, practiced with the football team this spring, though the rising junior is reportedly facing an indefinite suspension from the NCAA. UA has appealed the suspension.

“He is facing some suspensions,” Nick Saban said this spring. “When I get the final data on that I’ll definitely let you know.”

The former five-star recruit registered 16 total tackles, one tackle for loss, two pass breakups and one forced fumble in 13 games a season ago as a reserve on the Crimson Tide’s 2015-16 national title-winning defense.

Alabama will begin the final day of the East Regional at 2 p.m. CT with Jeremiah Green in the men’s triple jump.