Emmanuel Sanders (Lindsey Perkins)

Four members of the SMU football team have been suspended for the rest of the season.

Aldrick Robinson, Emmanuel Sanders, Derius Bell and Justin Smart will not participate in practices and the final two games of the season according to a source within SMU football. Sanders is a junior while Robinson, Bell and Smart are sophomores.

The suspensions are for minor infractions such as, class problems and being late to meetings.

The players were informed on Monday.

This is part of the “three strikes” rule implemented by June Jones when he came to SMU. It was under that policy that Justin Willis was suspended from Spring Football.

Robinson and Sanders are the top two receivers for the Mustangs this year, as well as among the top 15 receivers in the country. Robinson is the fifth leading receiver averaging 104.7 yards a game. He has 1,047 yards for the season and 11 touchdowns. Sanders is the 12th leading receiver in the nation with 95.8 yards a game, 958 yards this season and nine touchdowns.

Bell has started all 10 games this season. He has 50 tackles including 4.5 tackles for loss. Bell also has an interception, a fumble forced and a fumble recovery.

Smart has also started every game this season and is the second leading tackler on the team with 74 tackles. He also has an interception and has recovered a fumble.

With Sanders and Robinson out of the lineup, Cole Beasley and Bradley Haynes are the next two top receivers available to SMU’s offense. Terrence Wilkerson did not play against Memphis.