Wisconsin dismisses running back Jalen Berger from team

Updated Oct. 10, 2021 2:44 p.m. ET

Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has dismissed running back Jalen Berger from its football program one year after he led the team in rushing.

Badgers coach Paul Chryst announced the move in a statement Sunday without specifying a reason for the dismissal. Berger didn’t play Saturday in

Berger, who is from Newark, New Jersey, rushed for a team-high 301 yards as a freshman last season despite missing three of Wisconsin’s seven games due to injury. But his playing time had been sporadic this year as he slipped down the depth chart.

He didn’t play in a season-opening

Berger followed up the Penn State game by rushing 15 times for 62 yards and a touchdown in a

Wisconsin ran 61 times for 391 yards without Berger in the backfield Saturday, as Mellusi gained 145 yards on 21 carries and freshman Braelon Allen rushed for 131 yards on 18 attempts.

Berger ends his Wisconsin career with 84 carries for 389 yards and three touchdowns, plus four catches for 30 yards. He had 24 carries for 84 yards and one score plus two receptions for 17 yards this season.

He's the third Wisconsin running back to depart since the preseason.

in the week leading up to the Penn State game after police said Crawford armed himself with a knife during a fight in a dorm. Crawford was cited on misdemeanor charges of criminal disorderly conduct and disorderly conduct while armed.

less than three weeks after his suspension was announced.

Wisconsin (2-3) hosts Army (4-1) on Saturday.

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