Wide receiver Dennis Norfleet has been dismissed from the Michigan football program by head coach Jim Harbaugh, according to Norfleet's former high school coach Dale Harvel.
"Evidently he was dismissed from the team, Dennis informed us he was no longer on the team," Harvel said. "Something about a disciplinary thing between him and coach Harbaugh. Whether it was academics or something internal, I'm not sure. He just said they had a disagreement and he was let go."
The 5-foot-7, 168-pounder was entering his senior season. Norfleet already is Michigan's all-time leader in kick returns (90) and kick return yards (2,203). He became the Wolverines' primary kick returner as a freshman, and also returned punts last year.
Because Norfleet has only played three season, he can take a traditional transfer path and complete his final year of eligibility somewhere else as a fifth-year senior.
"His main concern right now, he's been up there going on four years, is getting his degree -- whether it be from Michigan or any other institution," Harvel said. "He was disappointed. But if you've been following him, he's basically done nothing but return kicks there. He understood what his role was there at Michigan. And once coach Harbaugh became the coach, I didn't see his role expanding any more than it was."
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