Alabama redshirt sophomore tailback Tyren Jones, who was suspended in February and had yet to practice this spring, was dismissed from the team Tuesday evening.
Jones was arrested earlier Tuesday for for marijuana possession.
“Tyren Jones was indefinitely suspended from the football program early in the semester,” Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban said in a released statement. “He was given an opportunity academically and from a team rules standpoint, but he failed to do any of the things necessary to comply with the rules of the Alabama football program. He was dismissed from the team when he refused to follow the parameters given to him for reinstatement.”
The 5-foot-9, 212-pounder from Marietta, Ga., became the third Tide player arrested since Friday’s fourth spring practice. Safety Geno Smith was arrested early Saturday morning on a DUI charge, and defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor was arrested Saturday night on domestic violence charges.
Taylor was dismissed from the team Sunday afternoon.