Michael Dyer Ruled Academically Ineligible, Won't Play in Belk Bowl

Louisville running back Michael Dyer has been ruled academically ineligible just a week before the No. 21 Cardinals get set to take on No. 13 Georgia in the Belk Bowl. 

FOX Sports' Bruce Feldman had the report:

ESPN 680's Mark Ennis first reported the news.

Further details are unknown, but this continues a tumultuous college career for a player who was once considered one of the brightest young stars in the country. 

In his first two years with Auburn, Dyer tallied 2,351 yards from scrimmage and 15 touchdowns. He broke Bo Jackson's freshman rushing record and was named the MVP of the 2011 BCS national title game after running for 143 yards against Oregon. 

But after reportedly failing a drug test, he was suspended by the team and ultimately released from his scholarship so he could follow Gus Malzahn to Arkansas State. Less than a year later, he was then dismissed from that team as well following a traffic incident that involved a handgun. 

Dyer then attended Arkansas Baptist College before enrolling at Louisville last year with two years of eligibility remaining. 

He seemed to have carved out a nice role with the Cardinals, rushing for 173 yards against NC State and then racking up 134 and three scores against Florida State, the defending national champions. 

But this is yet another setback, further decreasing his hopes of earning a late-round NFL draft pick.

As for the Cardinals, leading rusher Brandon Radcliff will handle the majority of the backfield work against Georgia, while senior Dominique Brown is likely to see his role increase.