Redshirt freshman wide receiver Ahmir Mitchell has been dismissed from the Rutgers football program for violating team rules, a person with knowledge of the situation told NJ Advance Media on Friday.

Mitchell's career at Rutgers never got started.

The former four-star wide receiver transferred from Michigan to Rutgers in September 2016, after just a few weeks in Ann Arbor that included a team suspension.

Coincidentally, those teams meet Saturday at Michigan Stadium.

Rutgers coach Chris Ash gave a second chance to Mitchell and later brought in his older brother, Damon, as a graduate transfer from Arkansas with the dual purpose of upgrading the wide receiver talent and being a mentor to his brother.

Ash has maintained a relationship with the Mitchell family since he recruited Damon to Arkansas in 2013. At the time, he said that he did his "homework" on Ahmir suspension's before adding him to the team.

Ash could not be reached for comment Friday night, but he was tight-lipped on Mitchell's status after Thursday's practice.

After sitting out last season under NCAA transfer rules, Ahmir got off to a fast start during spring camp and was listed as a starter on the spring depth chart. But he suffered a torn ACL about one week into camp and never got involved in practice again.

"He is no longer on schedule," Ash said on Thursday. "Not anymore."

Pressed on if Mitchell would play in 2017, Ash said, "Don't know yet."

Turns out, the answer is no.

Mitchell spent training camp and the first few weeks of the season running sprints and other conditioning work off to the side. Original timetables for his return called for Sept. 23 Big Ten opener as the best-case scenario and missing the season as the worst.

But Mitchell wasn't seen at practice or around the Hale Center starting with the midseason bye week.

Rutgers wide receivers corps has struggled in 2016, with seven combined wideouts totaling 40 catches. A healthy Mitchell might have provided a lift, but he still hasn't played in a college game so it is unclear what his impact could have been.

The former Cedar Creek High School star has used his redshirt and one year of eligibility and will be a two-time transfer if he resurfaces.

Mitchell is the second highly regarded recruit dismissed by the no-nonsense Ash, who also parted ways with quarterback Tylin Oden in the spring.

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