Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly dismissed four players from the Irish roster on Tuesday, including three players who were suspended for the Citrus Bowl earlier this month.

Irish Illustrated has learned that junior wide receiver Kevin Stepherson, sophomore running back Deon McIntosh, sophomore running back CJ Holmes and junior defensive tackle Brandon Tiassum have all be dismissed from the program as the spring semester began in South Bend.

Stepherson had already been suspended indefinitely following multiple arrests in December, one of which came after a shoplifting charge while with Holmes at a local department store. McIntosh was sent home from Citrus Bowl practices for a violation of team rules.

Tiassum had never publicly run afoul with team rules, although he did not factor into the defensive line rotation last season and didn’t figure to moving forward with Jonathan Bonner and Jerry Tillery both returning. The junior from Indianapolis figured to slot outside Notre Dame’s top 10 defensive linemen.

Stepherson’s dismissal comes as little surprise following repeated disciplinary problems, which included being part of the five players arrested during training camp before the 2016 season. Stepherson was charged with marijuana possession an arrested alongside Max Redfield, Te’von Coney, Dexter Williams and Ashton White. Redfield was dismissed shortly after that incident and White left the program last summer.

Stepherson was arguably Notre Dame’s most explosive receiver last season, finishing with 19 catches for 359 yards and five touchdowns. However, he was held out of the season’s first four games for a suspension that Notre Dame never publicly acknowledged.

The departures of McIntosh and Holmes come after a single public rules violation and seriously dent Notre Dame’s running back depth chart. With Josh Adams off to the NFL Draft, the Irish will likely open spring ball with just three scholarship running backs in Dexter Williams, Tony Jones Jr. and early enrollee Jahmir Smith.

Williams and Jones combined for 83 carries, 595 yards and seven rushing touchdowns last season. Smith officially began his first semester at Notre Dame today.