Bryan Allen, the man who may have started the NCAA’s investigation into whether Todd Gurley accepted extra benefits for autographs, wants Gurley reinstated.

In an interview through his attorney with WSB-TV Atlanta, Allen expressed his desire to see Gurley back on the football field for the Georgia Bulldogs as well as his regret for triggering the subsequent events.

“He thinks he ought to be playing football this Saturday and thinks that he should not be punished,” Ed Garland, Allen’s attorney, said. “He greatly regrets that he made the one payment to him, $400, he wishes he never had.”

News of the payment to Gurley surfaced earlier in the month when Allen allegedly sent out an email to SB Nation, detailing the exchange of “thousands of dollars” between he and Gurley for the star running back’s autograph.

It was later revealed that Gurley only received $400 from Allen in what his attorney describes as a one-time payment.

“It was a one time thing,” Garland added. “He never had any dealings with Gurley before that time or after that time. In fact, he admires Gurley.”

UGA officially filed a reinstatement request for Gurley to the NCAA on Wednesday, but the school is still awaiting a response on whether Gurley will be available for Georgia’s next game on Nov. 1, against the Florida Gators.