An NCAA enforcement representative is visiting Pensacola (Fla.) Washington High School as part of an investigation into allegations of an improper transfer by

Darius Paige

, according to a report Wednesday on the

Pensacola News Journal

website

.

Paige, an Alabama verbal commitment for 2013, transferred Aug. 7 to Foley High School in Alabama, and was declared eligible to play his senior season.

After Paige's transfer, Washington coach

George Shellang

said publicly the Alabama verbal commitment was pressured by Crimson Tide assistant

Jeremy Pruitt

to make the move. The PNJ originally reported Paige was academically ineligible at Washington.

The PNJ named NCAA associate director of enforcement

Renee Gomila

as the investigator in Wednesday's story. It is unclear if the investigation could directly impact his college eligibility.

Reporter

Jason Blakeney

who originally reported the story for the PNJ wrote in an email to al.com, "Folks down here who were willing to tell us the NCAA was coming in weren't willing to go into many specifics. But considering who was sent, it would appear they are taking the matter pretty seriously."

Foley High School athletic director and head football coach

Todd Watson

said the NCAA has not contacted the school.

"This case is over and done with," Watson said. "The AHSAA and NCAA have both looked into his transfer and found nothing wrong."

An NCAA spokeswoman declined to comment when reached by al.com citing an NCAA policy to not comment on current or potential pending investigations.

The University of Alabama and Washington High School did not immediately respond to al.com's requests for comment.

According to the PNJ, Shellang and Washington High athletic director

Troy Faucheaux

were issued official letters of reprimand by their school district for violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act for publicly revealing private information about Paige's academic standing.

Public documents revealed that Faucheaux posted information about Paige's academic standing on the website

under the alias "tigerbait65."

NCAA compliance expert

John Infante

, author of the

, said the details of the PNJ's report seem to point to improprieties of some kind, but that the NCAA's first task would likely be to gather information about what could be a confusing case.

"At this point, I think the NCAA is trying to get a handle on what is going on," Infante said. "There are enough questions that the NCAA has a good argument for getting involved.

"I think the questions they want to answer right now is: Who was involved in this transfer? What happened as he left Washington? What happened as he got to Foley? Why did he transfer?"

Infante points out that even if Pruitt did suggest to Paige that he should transfer for academic purposes, it still would not be considered an NCAA violation.

"Now if the answers are 'Alabama told him to transfer to fix his academics' that is not by itself a problem. The biggest thing I think the NCAA is after is some background information for when Paige has to be certified academically."