Florida State Linebacker Ukeme Eligwe Dismissed: Latest Details and Reaction

Florida State's march toward a second consecutive national title is very much intact, but it will have to move forward without the presence of linebacker Ukeme Eligwe.

According to Brendan Sonnone of The Orlando Sentinel, the sophomore was dismissed from the team Thursday evening.

Head coach Jimbo Fisher revealed the reasoning, although he didn't get into specifics.

"Just a violation of team rules," Fisher said.

Eligwe was a special teams and sometimes-defensive contributor as a freshman last season, and he was expected to take on a bigger role in 2014.

Unfortunately, he was limited to just one game due to a Lisfranc injury.

While the ailment has dogged him throughout the 2014 campaign, he seemed to be working his way back into action, per Corey Clark of The Tallahassee Democrat:

Eligwe likely won't get the opportunity to suit up for the Seminoles again this season, though, and it is entirely possible that his time at Florida State has come to an end altogether.

The dismissal of Eligwe hurts Florida State's linebacker depth, but it has managed to thrive without him for most of the year. With so much talent on both sides of the ball, the expectation is that the Noles will be able to maintain their success.

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