RICHMOND, Va. — Kicked off the Virginia Tech football team, Marcus Vick hopes to follow his brother into the NFL.

The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk reported on its Web site Friday night that the quarterback will enter the NFL draft.

"It's not a big deal," Vick told the newspaper. "I'll just move on to the next level, baby."

Vick, the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick, was dismissed from the Hokies on Friday following a series of legal transgressions — including two traffic violations Dec. 17 that were revealed Friday — and his vicious stomp on an opponent's leg during the Gator Bowl.

The announcement that Vick's Virginia Tech career was over came from university president Charles Steger and was delivered to the player and his mother by Hokies coach Frank Beamer at their Hampton Roads home.

Vick was suspended from school in 2004 because of several legal problems, and came under intense scrutiny this week after replays showed he apparently intentionally stomped on Louisville All-American Elvis Dumervil's leg during the Jan. 2 game.

No penalty was called on the play and Vick claimed it was accidental. But he hurt his cause by claiming to have apologized to Dumervil, the NCAA sacks leader, when the Louisville player said as he left the stadium that no such apology was ever offered.

On Friday, it was revealed that Vick had been stopped for driving 38 mph in a 25 mph zone and driving with a revoked or suspended license in Hampton on Dec. 17, Cpl. James West said. Vick's license was taken away in August 2004 when he was cited for reckless driving and marijuana possession at 2:30 a.m. in New Kent.

Steger suspended Vick from school at that time, and warned that any additional problems would effectively end his time as a member of the football team.

"The university provided one last opportunity for Vick to become a citizen of the university and readmitted him in January 2005, with the proviso that any future problems would result in automatic dismissal from the team," Steger said Friday.

Beamer said he was disappointed with the outcome. "We wanted what's best for this football team and Marcus," Beamer said. "I certainly wish him the best."

School officials said in a statement that there would be no further comment until a news conference Saturday. Beamer, Steger and athletic director Jim Weaver, who this week said the stomping embarrassed the university, were all expected to attend.

A telephone message left on Vick's cell phone was not immediately returned Friday, and his mother, Brenda Boddie, did not return a message left at her home.

Vick, who said before the Hokies' 35-24 comeback victory in the Gator Bowl that he planned to return to Virginia Tech, entered this season knowing he would face hostility from opposing fans, mostly stemming from his drug arrest and another conviction for serving alcohol to underage girls during the 2003 school year.

He said he was ready for whatever came his way, but reacted to chants of "Rapist!" and "Child molester!" at West Virginia on Oct. 1 by making an obscene gesture in the direction of the crowd. He met with Beamer following that incident and apologized to the team, and to Mountaineers fans.

In the ACC title game against Florida State, he drew an unsportsmanlike conduct flag for spiking the ball after a touchdown run with the Hokies trailing, and following the 27-22 loss, walked by reporters without commenting, saying he didn't have to.

He finished that game 26-for-52 for 335 yards with one interception and a fumble near his goal line that teammate Duane Brown recovered. Vick threw one scoring pass and ran for two more touchdowns, but also was sacked six times.

On the field, he was often dazzling, but sometimes tried to do too much.

The Hokies started 8-0 and were No. 3 in the polls when they hosted Miami on Nov. 5. But Vick threw two interceptions and fumbled four times in a 27-7 loss.

He was the runner-up to Wake Forest's Chris Barclay as the conference's offensive player of the year, and was the first-team quarterback on the all-conference team.

In 24 career games, the last 13 starts, Vick threw for 2,868 yards, 19 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He also ran 184 times for 492 yards and six TDs.