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What They’re Saying: Laviska Shenault has had a great start to the season

Saturday, September 9, 2017.

Folsom Field; Boulder, Colo.

Texas State vs. Colorado.

Late in the first quarter of a scoreless game, Buffaloes’ defensive back Isaiah Oliver fields a punt at his own 41-yard line. He returns it four yards before he’s met by a slew of Bobcats defenders. After eluding three tackles, the future second-round draft pick by the Atlanta Falcons coughs up the ball. Within an instant, a 6’1, 215-pound true freshman, wearing number eight, picks up the ball and sprints 55-yards for a touchdown. From the very first moment Laviska Shenault Jr.