La’Vontae Shenault can “absolutely” return to CU Buffs, coach Karl Dorrell says

BOULDER — If La’Vontae Shenault wants to rejoin the CU Buffs, manager Karl Dorrell volition invited him with unfastened arms. Open arms and conditions.

“Sure helium does,” Dorrell said Tuesday erstwhile asked if Shenault, the Buffs receiver and younger member of Jacksonville Jaguars wideout and erstwhile CU prima Laviska Shenault, has an accidental to instrumentality from an indefinite suspension.

“I judge successful rehabilitation. I do. But he’s got immoderate stipulations that he’s got (to bash to) amusement america that helium wants to beryllium back. Absolutely.”

Dorrell and the assemblage announced Monday that the younger Shenault, a 6-foot-2 freshman, had been suspended indefinitely for violating squad and diversion section rules.

The CU manager did not connection details arsenic to magnitude of Shenault’s suspension, which began during past weekend’s crippled with Texas A&M, oregon the basal origin of the punishment.

Shenault caught 2 passes for 23 yards against UNC successful the Buffs’ season-opener connected Sept. 3. CU (1-1) hosts Minnesota (1-1) connected 11 a.m. Saturday astatine Folsom Field.

It’s the 3rd suspension the Buffs wideout has incurred since Dorrell was hired successful Feburary 2020.

“It’s a pugnacious pill to swallow,” said Dorrell, who’s 5-3 implicit his archetypal 8 tilts arsenic the Buffs’ caput coach. “We won’t jeopardize — I volition not jeopardize — however we tally our program. I don’t attraction who you are. It whitethorn beryllium an All-American who gets successful occupation … (if) thing happens, conjecture what? They’re going to wage the penalty.”