Sheard pleaded guilty to a disorderly conduct charge and was also ordered to pay medical bills for the victim and write a letter of apology to him. Sheard was suspended from the team as his case made its way through the courts system, but he will not miss any regular season games.

"Hear me loud and clear please. After gathering all of the information and the legal system took its course, we are very comfortable with the decision we made considering Jabaal," Wannstedt said at his news conference during media day for the Panthers.

"You all know that we have had players in the past, as every school does, off the field, on the field, where it hasn’t worked out. But my responsibility to the university and these kids is to be consistent and fair with the facts and handle it accordingly. And that’s all I have to say about that."