Syracuse redshirt freshman defensive end Kenny Carter has been dismissed by the program, College Football Talk has confirmed. The news of the dismissal was first reported by CuseNation.com Sunday morning. Carter was dismissed for a violation of team rules and is the fourth Orange player to be removed by the program since the hiring of new head coach Dino Babers.
Earlier this month, Syracuse dismissed defensive ends Qaadir Sheppard and Amir Ealey and offensive lineman Alex Hayes for violations of team rules. The previous dismissals reduced Syracuse’s defensive end scholarship depth to two, so the removal of Carter takes that down to just one. Jake Pickard, a redshirt freshman, is now the only defensive end on scholarship at Syracuse, although reinforcements will be on the way later this year once the Class of 2016 officially joins the program. Syracuse is adding three defensive ends in the latest recruiting class with Joshua Black, Kendall Coleman and Jaquwan Nelson heading to Syracuse.
To help fill the position this spring, Syracuse is moving tight end Trey Dunkelberger and linebacker Kenneth Ruff to defensive end.
