University of Wisconsin football coach Bret Bielema has removed talented but troubled running back Lance Smith from the team.
Bielema made the announcement Monday night following the team’s first practice of the season. It appears Smith, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining, will transfer to a Football Championship Subdivision program (formerly called Division I-AA) so he can be eligible to play immediately.
Bielema suspended Smith last month after Smith was terminated from the first-offenders program.