AUBURN, Ala. — Suspended Auburn quarterback Tyrik Rollison won't be allowed to practice this December and will not make the trip to the Outback Bowl, Auburn head coach Gene Chizik said Saturday.

Rollison, a true freshman seen as one of the top contenders for the Tigers' 2010 starting quarterback job, was suspended Dec. 3 for an unspecified violation of team rules. He remains a member of the team, Chizik said.

Asked if the punishment was his decision, Chizik said, "Every decision is my part."

Rollison redshirted this season but was dressed for every game. The 6-foot, 194-pound freshman from Sulphur Springs, Texas, was considered one of the jewels of the 2009 recruiting class, added once Chizik and his staff came on board at Auburn.

Three quarterbacks took reps during a portion open to the media Saturday — starter Chris Todd, backup Neil Caudle and Barrett Trotter, a sophomore who missed the season with an ACL tear. Trotter was working at full speed during practice.

Freshman Clint Moseley was also at practice but finished his portion of drills before the media arrived.

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• Running back Mario Fannin wore an orange non-contact jersey Saturday as a precaution after he suffered a stinger in the Iron Bowl. Fannin, a junior, took a hard hit from Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain just before halftime. The hit stood him straight up before he gathered himself and secured the ball. "I didn't get knocked out," Fannin said. "It just kind of made me stop and I wanted to make sure I still had the ball until they blew the whistle." Fannin didn't know how long he'd be held out of contact. "They're just trying to keep it under wraps right now," he said.

• Linebacker Eltoro Freeman (ankle/foot) returned to practice Saturday after sitting out the Iron Bowl. "He’s not a full 100 percent, but compared to where he was a couple of weeks ago I think he’s made significant strides," Chizik said. "He needs to continue to do that if we’re going to play him in that bowl game the way we need to play him."

• A number of players took a snaps out of the Wildcat formation Saturday, including a newcomer to the role — true freshman Onterio McCalebb. Kodi Burns and Ben Tate also took snaps as a Wildcat quarterback, although both have done it in games this year. Burns has been Auburn's primary Wildcat option all season. Tate took several direct snaps against Alabama in the season finale. McCalebb, who battled an ankle injury for most of the season, is usually the Tigers' speed sweep option out of the Wildcat. He and Tate alternated that role during reps Saturday.

• Auburn's coaches planned to hold a banquet for their seniors Saturday night. The awards passed out were voted on by the players, which Chizik called, "the ultimate compliment." "This is kind of the first go-round with this, and it’s something I strongly believe in with the recognition of the seniors and all they’ve put into Auburn," Chizik said. "It’s recognition of guys who have really done some neat things, whether it’s guys that academically have really stayed on top of their work with certain GPAs or have graduated early or will graduate next week. It’s recognition of guys who really deserve it."

• Linebacker Craig Stevens said it was hard watching Alabama go undefeated, knowing that Auburn played the Crimson Tide so tough last month. "Yeah, you know, but just got to play it out, you know?" he said. "I watched (the SEC title game), though. It kind of made me mad, especially seeing (Mark) Ingram run all over them. That kind of made me mad. I'm proud for them, you know. I guess they deserved it. They went undefeated. Can't say nothing bad about them."

• Northwestern, as you might have heard, likes to throw the ball a lot out of the spread. Auburn's seen a little bit of that this year (West Virginia specifically). Stevens has mixed feelings about going up against that kind of offensive attack. "Every now and then I (enjoy it), but it's not something I want to play every week," he said. "I think I can handle it. It's somewhat like West Virginia except they pass a little bit more. They just pass the whole game. I think we can handle it though."

• Tate on Northwestern's defense: "It's good to be out there playing those Big Ten guys. It's going to be fun. They're not as fast as the guys we're used to seeing. They're a four-down team -- a 4-3 typical team. Just a typical (Big Ten) team on defense. They're not too fast but they've got a pretty solid defense."

• Chizik hopes to use the next 12 days to get some of the younger players plenty of practice time. "We really need to be able to put in some extra time for our guys who can’t play in the game, and getting some repetitions that they normally wouldn’t get in a three-day game week," he said. "Those things are really important, but the guys playing in the game as well. Both of those are our goal. Whoever we feel very strongly that’s got a chance to really come in next year and play and help us, being redshirted or not, it doesn’t matter."