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Yoeli Childs is back in the BYU fold after his NCAA-mandated suspension. Just in time to face the Utes.

Provo • Instead of wearing the green jersey that represents the scout team, Yoeli Childs was seen sporting the darker blue jersey earlier this week in practice. The change in color means one thing: Childs is back.

The senior is free of the metaphoric chains that have kept him sidelined as he served a nine-game suspension, handed down by the NCAA after Childs didn’t file the appropriate paperwork after he decided to withdraw from the NBA draft and return to BYU.

And the 6-foot-8 forward’s return couldn’t have come at a better time.