Notre Dame had a nice little string of good news going so obviously it had to stop. After learning that both Tevon Coney and Jerry Tillery were coming back for their senior seasons and that Jonathan Bonner had a change of heart and will return for a 5th year, Notre Dame announced the dismissal of four players: Kevin Stepherson, CJ Holmes, Deon McIntosh, and Brandon Tiassum. Dismissals that have left Notre Dame’s running back depth chart decimated.
The dismissal of Stepherson should hardly be a surprise. After being involved in last summer’s highway arrest that led to Max Redfield’s dismissal and his early season suspension that was never officially announced, Stepherson was on the thinest of ice.