Laviska Shenault (6-foot-1, 195 pounds, DeSoto, TX) is a four-star wide receiver recruit, and according to 247Sports early on Thursday, Alabama was the hottest team on his trail for his commitment.
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However, Shenault apparently had different ideas, as he announced on Thursday that he was committing to Colorado.
Dallas to Boulder!!!🌎 #CUin17 pic.twitter.com/lX0a6PTLGV
— Laviska Shenault Jr (@Viska2live) April 21, 2016
Colorado went 4-9 in the 2015 season, where they oddly played 13 regular season games. Overall, they haven't been to a bowl game since 2005, so this is a huge pickup for them. In order to rebound as a program, you need to be able to convince some talent to play for you, so maybe this could be the start of a successful rebuilding process.
As for Alabama, they will likely just try to move on to the next big name recruit.
