LOS ANGELES — Nearly everyone else had vacated the Colorado locker room by the time Laviska Shenault slowly made his way out a few minutes past midnight.
A man of few words when things are going well, the sophomore had even less to say as he grabbed his postgame meal and limped to the team bus.
“I’ll be all right,” he quietly said.
Shenault — and the Buffs in general — are hoping for a speedy recovery this next week after they were beat up in a 31-20 loss to Southern California at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday night.
The 19th-ranked Buffaloes (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) were dealt their first loss of the season by the host Trojans (4-2, 3-1), who seized control of the South division and improved to 13-0 all-time against CU.
The nation’s leading receiver and a Heisman Trophy candidate, Shenault had 118 yards in total offense and scored a touchdown, but sat out the fourth quarter with a toe injury.
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