Washington State starting nose tackle Robert Barber has been expelled from the university due to his alleged involvement in a fight in July that left one student with a broken jaw and another unconscious, according to a report from the Spokesman-Review.

Barber has not been arrested or charged, and his expulsion was the result of an investigation by the WSU Office of Student Conduct, according to the report. He will be allowed to continue to practice while he appeals the ruling, the report said.

"I think they are in the [appeal] process," Washington State athletic director Bill Moos told the newspaper.

The news comes on the same day that WSU president Kirk Schultz and Moos met with the chief of the Pullman Police Department in the wake of comments coach Mike Leach made earlier this week implying that the police department was unfairly targeting football players.

WSU senior Alex Rodriguez underwent surgery for a broken jaw and facial injuries suffered during the altercation. Pullman police have been investigating the incident since it occurred in late July.

"We have more than a handful of names of WSU football players that were in attendance," police commander Chris Tennant told ESPN in July. "We will be talking to all of them. But just because they were there doesn't mean they are guilty of something. ... This is not a linear investigation. It kind of jumps around."

Washington State's Robert Barber will be allowed to continue to practice while he appeals his expulsion, according to a Spokesman-Review report. Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire

Barber, a redshirt senior from American Samoa, has just two tackles in two games, including one of the team's two sacks, but he is heavily relied upon to take on blockers to free up linebackers to make plays.

A spokesman for the football program declined to comment.

ESPN.com staff writer Kevin Gemmell contributed to this report.