Texas Tech Red Raiders linebacker Dakota Allen (40) during the second quarter at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium last year. Allen has been kicked off the team. Photo Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
have been dismissed from the program ”due to failure to uphold student-athlete expectations.”
Kingsbury did not elaborate on the reason behind the dismissal of the three players.
Allen, a redshirt sophomore, was the team’s leading returning tackler after finishing second to Micah Awe with 87 tackles last season to go with 6.0 tackles for loss and a pair of interceptions.
Castaneda was listed as the second-team center last season, while Ellison was expected to compete for the backup job to starting left tackle Baylen Brown.
