Suspended Kealy Will Practice

Arizona State quarterback Ryan Kealy, who was suspended while facing drug charges, will return to the Sun Devils as a player assistant, Coach Bruce Snyder said.

Snyder said Kealy, who started all 11 regular-season games last season but tore ligaments in his right knee in the finale, will practice with the team but will not play.

That situation will be reevaluated after the team’s second game, Snyder said. He said he will monitor Kealy in the interim to determine whether he is dedicated to staying away from drugs.

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Anthony Vontoure, who started nine games at cornerback as a sophomore for the Washington Huskies last season, has left the team and might not come back.

Coach Rick Neuheisel said Vontoure had been put on “a leave of absence.”

Vontoure was disciplined twice during the first 10 days of fall camp. He also was suspended last year for the Oregon game for what was believed to be a disagreement with an assistant coach.

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The saga of Florida offensive lineman Jonathan Colon took another turn as the freshman decided not to enroll for the fall semester while he waits to see if a college entrance score will stand.

The top prospect for the No. 9 Gators has been in and out of practice this summer after his test score was questioned. The matter won’t be settled until at least next month. If the score stands, Colon, from Miami Central, will enroll at Florida in January.

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Virginia Tech flanker Andrae Harrison, who was expected to become part of the 11th-ranked Hokies’ passing game this year, has decided to transfer. . . . Wide receiver Jamaar Taylor has transferred from Notre Dame to Texas A&M; after sitting out his first season with the Fighting Irish because of a knee injury. . . . Florida State senior Nick Franklin will start at tight end in the second-ranked Seminoles’ season-opener against Brigham Young on Saturday.