According to a report from AL.com‘s Wesley Sinor, 3-star safety and Auburn signee Marlon Character, Jr. continues to have his enrollment delayed due to academic shortcomings, needing to raise his grade in an online class that ends this Friday.

Also re-taking the ACT on July 6, an academic boost is necessary to get him to Auburn by July 31.

“He’s been trying to infuse studying for the test and taking the online with staying in shape and working out and training,” Marlon Character Sr. said. “I told him, ‘This will be your future. You have to learn how to manage your time.’ There have been a couple of disappointments, I’m not going to lie, but this is what he’s worked for his entire life. This kid doesn’t have any quit in him, I see that.”

Character (6-foot, 170 pounds) committed to Auburn last November, choosing the Tigers over the perceived favorite, South Carolina, and many others. (He held 20 offers in total.)

Ranked as the No. 18 player at his position for the recruiting class of 2016, Character is a member of an incoming Auburn group that finished No. 9 nationally (No. 5 in the SEC) in 247Sports’ team rankings.

“My main goal is just getting there,” Character Jr. said. “Getting there healthy and as soon as possible. I’m going to be getting down there a little later than everybody else so I’ll be trying to pick up the playbook and getting the hang of things and getting a feel for the coaches and the players and classes and everything.

“Once I get my head wrapped around everything, my goal is to make immediate starts and an immediate impact on the team. It’ll be hard but I feel like I can get it done.”