Virginia running back Khalan Laborn made news on Friday night by committing to Florida State at Nike’s The Opening in Oregon. But that was expected: the high four-star prospect -- Virginia’s top-rated 2017 recruit -- was seen as a Seminoles lean for quite some time, and is following the footsteps of fellow Virginia stud Levonta Taylor, who committed to FSU as the state’s best player in the 2016 cycle.
4-star recruit announced his commitment to FSU via a Lamborghini
That’s got to be the most expensive prop ever used in a commitment.
Bud Elliott / SB Nation
More unexpected? Laborn arriving at The Opening in an FSU-stickered Lamborghini.
RB Khalan Laborn just rolled up to the field in this Lambo and committed to Florida State pic.twitter.com/cnpDtyPqNc
— Josh Newberg (@joshnewberg247) July 8, 2016
The car 4-star RB Khalan Laborn got out of when he committed to Florida State... Can we call him Khalan Lambo? pic.twitter.com/gGuuTHgEDf
— Josh Newberg (@joshnewberg247) July 8, 2016
Where one finds an FSU-themed Lamborghini -- or a Lamborghini whose owner is cool with the application of temporary FSU decals, in fairness -- in Oregon would, yes, be worth questioning. SB Nation’s Bud Elliott, who is out at The Opening, tells us that the most obvious possibility is the right one: it came from a rental company.
The sheer bravado inherent in using a six-figure car to show your commitment to a school, though? That’s for marveling at, not questioning.
