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Vito Tisdale Dismissed from Kentucky Football Team

Vito Tisdale‘s time at Kentucky has unceremoniously ended. Absent from Tuesday’s Kentucky football spring practice, this afternoon the school announced on Twitter that Vito Tisdale has been dismissed from the team.

Roster update: Vito Tisdale has been dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules. We have no additional comment on the matter.

Throughout his brief tenure at Kentucky, the former four-star recruit was a lightning rod on and off the field.

A product of Bowling Green High School and the son of Nappy Roots’ ‘Big V,’ the BBN was elated when the big-hitter announced his commitment to Kentucky at the All-American Game on NBC.