Head coach Tracy Claeys announced this morning that starting wide receiver Brian Smith has been dismissed from the team for an unspecified violation of team rules. Smith was a junior walk-on from Milwaukee who ranked second on the team 17 catches for 279 yards and a touchdown. His breakout game came against Penn State, when Smith hauled in seven receptions for 101 receiving yards.
Fortunately, the Gophers have a stable of walk-on wide receivers to lean on with Smith no longer on the roster. Walk-on wideouts Adam Mayer and Matt Morse both traveled with the team to Illinois last week, along with Smith and four scholarship wide receivers.