Alabama coach Avery Johnson offered a cryptic response Thursday when a reporter asked if all of the Crimson Tide's players were eligible for the upcoming season.

"We're moving forward with the roster we have, and that's all I will say about that," Johnson replied.

Presented with the same question again, Johnson doubled down on his reply.

"We're moving forward with the roster, the roster that we have," he said. "We have 13 scholarship players and two walk-ons."

That includes Collin Sexton, the freshman point guard whose status has come into question after basketball administrator Kobie Baker resigned in September following an FBI complaint that revealed Baker had accepted money from a financial advisor to influence the father of an "highly regarded" Atlanta-area player to push his son to sign with the advisor.

Sexton is from Mableton, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta.

Sexton participated in Alabama's eight-point victory over Baylor in a closed-door scrimmage last Saturday, leading the team in scoring.

But more questions about his eligibility were raised after Auburn announced Thursday it will hold out Austin Wiley and Daniel Purifoy.

Auburn's decision came more than a month after assistant coach Chuck Person was arrested on charges of fraud, conspiracy and bribery in connection with the same FBI investigation that ensnared Baker.

"I will not comment on another school," Johnson said. "As far as our team, we are moving forward with the roster that we have."

Rainer Sabin is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @RainerSabin