Syracuse dismisses R-H's Ashton Broyld

Syracuse has dismissed Ashton Broyld from the football team for violating team policy.

Coach Scott Shafer announced the move Tuesday but did not say what Broyld, a former quarterback at Rush-Henrietta, did.

Broyld is a 6-foot-4 senior whose time at Syracuse has been slowed by injury. He never found his niche, having played quarterback, running back, outside wide receiver and slot receiver. He was moved to hybrid back this spring and was listed as the third-team hybrid back after spring ball.

He played 25 games for the Orange from 2012 to 2014 and had 74 receptions for 679 yards and rushed 38 times for 173 yards with one touchdown.

Broyld spent a season at Milford Academy, a prep school in New Berlin, Chenango County, before his arrival at Syracuse. He was named the 2010 Class AA state player of the year after his senior season at Rush-Henrietta.

The Royal Comets finished 13-0 and won the Class AA state championship that fall with Broyld at quarterback, where he had a hand in 48 touchdowns, 24 rushing. Broyld was inserted at safety during the state final, a move that worked for Rush-Henrietta inside the Carrier Dome.