UPDATE: U-M still mum on Norfleet; reporter says he was suspended, not dismissed

ANN ARBOR -- Dennis Norfleet is no longer a part of Michigan's football team, according to his former high school coach.

Martin Luther King High School football coach Dale Harvel told MLive on Tuesday that Norfleet has been dismissed from Michigan's program by coach Jim Harbaugh.

"Evidently he was dismissed from the team, Dennis informed us he was no longer on the team," Harvel said Tuesday afternoon. "Something about a disciplinary thing between him and coach Harbaugh. Whether it was academics or something internal, I'm not sure. He just said they had a disagreement and he was let go."

When reached for comment, a Michigan spokesman offered the following: "This is an internal matter."

The 5-foot-7, 168-pound Norfleet would have been a senior on Michigan's team this season. He'll leave as the program's all-time leader in kick returns (90) and kick return yards (2,203).

Norfleet became Michigan's primary kick returner immediately after enrolling as a freshman in 2012, and spent most of last season as the team's primary punt returner as well.

He entered the program as a running back out of King High School, and after a short stint at corner during Outback Bowl practices in 2012, former coach Brady Hoke moved him to wide receiver in 2013. Norfleet made 21 receptions for 157 yards over the past three seasons at Michigan.

This spring, Harbaugh worked Norfleet on offense and defense (at corner) in the spring game, and also continued to rep him at kick returner.

"I think you're looking at the possibility of Dennis being a three-way player for us," Harbaugh said in April. "Offense, defense, and special teams.

"I'm excited about that."

Norfleet has played three years of college football at Michigan, meaning he can take a traditional transfer path and complete his final year elsewhere as a fifth-year senior.

"His main concern right now, he's been up there going on four years, is getting his degree -- whether it be from Michigan or any other institution," Harvel said. "He was disappointed. But if you've been following him, he's basically done nothing but return kicks there. He understood what his role was there at Michigan.

"And once coach Harbaugh became the coach, I didn't see his role expanding any more than it was."

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