LSU will be without star receiver Kayshon Boutte when it plays Purdue in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Monday.
Coach Brian Kelly didn't provide a reason for Boutte's absence in a statement released by the school on Wednesday.
But Kelly did include in the statement that Boutte is enrolled at LSU for the spring semester -- perhaps a signal that he intends to play another season, as he had previously announced.
Despite experiencing a dip in production this season, Boutte was considered to be a top prospect at his position when he said earlier this month that he was returning for his senior season.