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Rutgers safety Ronnie James (5) is not in training camp but remains with the program.

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PISCATAWAY -- Injuries and paperwork are the ugly parts of college football and they have impacted Rutgers during training camp.

Defensive end Malachi Moore is no longer with the program because of a "pre-existing medical condition," coach Chris Ash said Sunday during his media day press conference.

"Between his family, himself and the doctors, they made a decision that it was for the best that he doesn't continue to play football," Ash said. "Thankfully, he's got a degree already. Very intelligent kid, high-character kid, and he's ready to go on to the next chapter of his life in the real world. Wish him nothing but the best."

Safety Ronnie James will not be part of training camp as he underwent groin surgery between spring and summer camps, according to Ash.

"He is recovering and should be healthy here sometime late August or early September," Ash said.

Wide receiver Ahmed Bah is sorting out a "paperwork" issue related to citizenship, Ash said.

"Hopefully he'll be with us shortly," Ash said. "He just had some paperwork stuff, citizenship things and making sure he is eligible to be admitted to the university, things like that. Not from an academic standpoint.

"Just citizenship work that needed to be completed. He will be joining us relatively soon. Hopefully that happens if not this week, then next week."

NCAA rules permit 105-man rosters during training camp. Rutgers has 104 in camp, so there is room for Bah.

Moore and Bah signed as part of Ash's 2016 recruiting class, though they came from very different ends of the spectrum.

Moore, who reported to Rutgers on June 1 with other recruits, has one year of eligibility remaining as a graduate transfer from Boston College, where he missed all of the 2013 season because of blood clots in both legs.

The Pope John XXIII product was brought in to provide depth behind the four veteran starters on Rutgers' defensive line and planned to take graduate courses in the School of Management and Labor Relations.

Moore played in 10 games with one start last season but only totaled one tackle in a reduced role. He had four sacks during the 2014 season.

Bah committed to the old Rutgers coaching staff, decommitted after the change and then re-committed to the class in the 11th hour on Signing Day, even as his high school teammate and fellow wide receiver from Brooklyn-based Grand Street (Taysir Mack) wound up choosing Indiana.

James, who played in four games last season as a true freshmen, was moved from cornerback to safety during spring camp. The Glassboro native likely would have been working with the second-team defense.

He is the younger brother of former Rutgers three-year (2013-15) starting halfback Paul James, whose career was plagued by a rash of freak injuries. Paul went undrafted and scheduled NFL tryouts with the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns.

Ronnie James received a scholarship offer from Ohio State's Urban Meyer during Ash's first season in Columbus but stayed true to his Rutgers commitment.

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