Virginia Tech has announced that starting defensive end Trevon Hill has been dismissed from the football program following the Hokies 49-35 loss at Old Dominion Saturday night.

“After consultation with our coaching staff and administration at Virginia Tech, Trevon Hill has been dismissed from the football team effective immediately for not upholding the high standards that we have for our student-athletes at Virginia Tech. I will always put the interests of Virginia Tech and our team first, no matter how difficult those decisions may be.”

Hill was removed from the official Virginia Tech roster on HokiesSports.com as Sunday morning, less than 24-hours since the loss in his hometown the night before.

Hill leads Virginia Tech’s defense with 3.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss. He recorded six total tackles on Saturday night in Norfolk, including 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack.

During his career at Virginia Tech, Hill over ten sacks and 18.0 tackles for loss in 28 career games.

With Hill's dismissal, Virginia Tech's defense holds just three starters from the 2017 season: Ricky Walker, Vinny Mihota, and Reggie Floyd. Emmanuel Belmar, a redshirt sophomore out of Georgia, will likely replace Hill moving forward while redshirt freshmen Tyjuan Garbutt, Zion Debose, and Nathan Proctor all fight to factor into the rotation.