33 Years After Being Thrashed by Prestigious Institution, Shaquille O’Neal Finds Joy in Future NFL Star’s Decision to Ditch

Transitioning from high school to college is not the easiest. In the case of athletes, the jump is much more difficult. Finding the right college to commit to can be a serious challenge as it involves a lot of variables. And notably, those variables can affect the draft stock of a young prospect. This includes the academics, coaching philosophy, style of play, and facilities to name a few. Money also plays a huge role in the decision, after collegiate athletes became eligible to earn a certain sum through endorsements.

In addition to the aforementioned, recruiting can depend a lot on the recruiters themselves. Top talents are never short of options and recruiters can face stiff competition from other universities for their signature. Players often de-commit to universities after a better proposal arises. Shaquille O’Neal recently shared a similar story, where a recruit chose to represent a certain college after first committing elsewhere.

Douglas County’s DE commits to WVU after first committing elsewhere

Douglas County’s star defensive end, Zachariah Keith decided to commit to West Virginia University after he recently visited their campus. Speaking about his campus visit, Zachariah stated “My visit at WVU was AMAZING. I loved the atmosphere. There’s no pro team here, so the state of West Virginia is cheering for you win, lose, or draw.”

Keith had previously committed to Georgia Tech. But after visiting the ‘Mountaineers’ the 6’5 star chose to reconsider his decision and de-commit from Georgia.

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In a shocking move that not many anticipated, Keith de-committed from Georgia Tech for the second time! First committing to the ‘Yellow Jackets’ in the summer of 2022, Zachariah withdrew his commitment in January this year.

Holding further talks with the University earlier this year, Keith decided to commit to Georgia once again. But turned them down a second time after visiting West Virginia.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaq seemed to love this decision as Zachariah ditched the prestigious institution that thrashed his LSU side 33 years ago.

33 years since defeat, Shaquille O’Neal joyful with stars latest ditch

The 4-time champion and owner of over 30 cars recently posted a story on Instagram featuring Zachariah Keith. Although his reasons for doing so seemed unclear at the time, it seems that Shaq still carries a grudge dating back 33 years.

During a match-up against the Yellow Jackets in his first season with LSU, Shaq suffered a crushing defeat that seems to have left a mark even today. The big man’s alma mater lost to Georgia by a score of 94-91.

The outcome saw Georgia progress to the Southeast Regional semifinals against Michigan State. Still salty over it, Shaq’s latest story seems to be a joyous dig at Georgia for the defeat he suffered 33 years ago.

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