All-Big 12 wide receiver Lil'Jordan Humphrey and running back Toneil Carter are among three Texas players suspended for the Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl.

Tom Herman, through a school news released, announced the suspensions on Friday morning. Tight end Garrett Gray, who has been battling knee issues all season, is the other Longhorn suspended for what the school is calling a violation of team rules.

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For a Texas offense that struggled throughout the year to produce at a consistent clip, not having Humphrey and Carter available is an obvious critical blow to the game plan.



Humphrey, an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by league's coaches, finished second on the team in both receptions (37) and receiving yards (431). Humphrey and Sam Ehlinger were the only two players on the Texas roster to record a rush, reception and pass completion of at least 27 yards on the season, so the Longhorns will be without a versatile piece who proved to be one of the biggest threats Texas had offensively throughout the year.

With Humphrey out, along with Dorian Leonard (foot) having been out since early November, Texas will have to lean more on Armanti Foreman (27 receptions, 261 yards and a team-high four receiving touchdowns) and Lorenzo Joe (19 catches, 240 yards and a touchdown) to play alongside Collin Johnson, the team's leader in receptions (51) and receiving yards (725), and Reggie Hemphill-Mapps (third on the squad with 36 receptions and 400 yards receiving).

Carter finished fourth on the team in rushing yards (252), doing so in only nine games while carrying the ball only 53 times (he posted a Texas-best 4.8 yards per carry in 2017). With Carter, expect fellow true freshman Daniel Young (led all running backs with 325 yards, finished right behind Carter by averaging 4.7 yards per attempt) and sophomore Kyle Porter (231 yards, four touchdowns, 3.2 yards per attempt) to split the workload in the Texas backfield.

Humphrey and Carter add to the growing list of offensive contributors the Longhorns won't have for the bowl game. In addition to Leonard's injury, Connor Williams is preparing for the 2018 NFL Draft, Chris Warren III announced his intentions to transfer at the end of the regular season and the Longhorns played the final two games of the regular season without true freshman tight end Cade Brewer (knee).

Texas (6-6) will take on Missouri (7-5) at Houston’s NRG Stadium on Wednesday (8 p.m., ESPN).

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