Kennedy Estelle becomes ninth player dismissed by Charlie Strong at Texas

Kennedy Estelle was dismissed by Texas Tuesday for a violation of team rules, becoming the ninth Longhorns player to get the boot under head coach Charlie Strong.

#Longhorns #HookEm squad has dismissed OT Kennedy Estelle from the team for violating team rules. Another one bites the dust

— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) September 23, 2014

Estelle, a former starter at tackle, hasn’t seen the field since he was suspended in the days following the Longhorns’ season opener against North Texas. Estelle was suspended along with senior Desmond Harrison, the team’s other projected starter at tackle. Strong said Monday that he expected both to return to practice this week, but something must have changed in Estelle’s case.

Daje Johnson has been practicing. Strong says he expects tackles Kennedy Estelle and Dez Harrison to practice this week.

— Mike Finger (@mikefinger) September 22, 2014

In parts of three seasons with the program, the 6-foot-7, 290-pound junior saw action in 16 games. Of those 16 games, he started nine at right tackle.

Estelle started his sophomore season as a reserve, but he came on and started eight games after Josh Cochran went down with an injury. Additionally, Estelle made appearances in three games as a true freshman in 2012.

Estelle was a four-star recruit in the 2012 class and was rated as the No. 67 overall prospect in the nation by Rivals.com.

In addition to Estelle, under Strong, senior fullback Chet Moss, senior safety Leroy Scott, senior running back Joe Bergeron, redshirt freshman safety Chevoski Collins, sophomore running back Jalen Overstreet, redshirt freshman wideout Montrel Meander, junior wideout Kendall Sanders and redshirt freshman linebacker Deoundrei Davis have all been dismissed.

The 1-2 Longhorns play Kansas on the road Saturday afternoon in its Big 12 opener.

For more Texas news, visit Orangebloods.com.

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