Running back Daniel Brooks is one of four players who were with the team who will not join the team in Miami for the Orange Bowl.
Brooks played in 10 games this season, rushing for 150 yards and played on several special teams units.
Freshman safety Prentice McKinney and freshman defensive end Gabriel Campbell will also miss the game. All three will miss the game because of academic issues.
Redshirt freshman center Alex Dalton tore his anterior cruciate ligament last week and is out as well.
Dalton played seven games this season.