Inside the ‘dirty’ underbelly of college football's recruiting boom: from non-committable offers to non-binding promises

[huskymedic]

Texas WR Zahkari Franklin (UConn offer) mention:

DMN: Inside the ‘dirty’ underbelly of college football's recruiting boom: from non-committable offers to non-binding promises

>>A football player has just received a college scholarship offer, and he shares the news on Twitter. He might use the word "humbled" or "blessed" -- or both -- in the social media post. Include the school's hashtag, add a few emojis and pictures for decoration, and his official announcement of an unofficial interaction is complete.

The standardness of college football recruiting stops there. In recent years, college programs' approaches have significantly expanded, with schools offering hundreds of scholarships each class but signing just 20 to 30 players a year. The surplus has created a "dirty" recruiting landscape, according to high school and college coaches, players and recruiting experts. Non-committable offers, conditional stipulations and non-binding agreements cloud many prospects' push for Division I futures.<<

>>For most, the process becomes a race to find a committable place. A player may have 30 offers listed on a recruiting website, Brooks said, but that doesn't always reflect availability. Wait on more offers or visits, Brooks said, and opportunities can disappear.

That's the risk Cedar Hill senior wide receiver Zakhari Franklin took by not finalizing a mid-major offer in December in hopes of garnering future Power Five looks. Some schools filled classes without Franklin, Mann said, though others verbally promised to wait until he decides this week.<<

 

[noeynox]

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[huskymedic]

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[huskymedic]

Another view on the topic from SI (extensive):

 

[noeynox]

While I generally side with the kids... if you take the offer and keep looking... of course you could lose your spot to someone who actually commits. Any expectation to the opposite is fairly ridiculous.

The only way to end that is not have one or 2 signing days. Kids sign their LOI when they commit. They lock up their spot, and the school knows it filled a slot.

 

[whaler11]

Fairly simple. Eliminate signing ‘day’ and you sign when you sign. You’ll know damn well if your offer is commitable.

 

[whaler11]

The only way go end that is not have one or 2 signing days. Kids sign their LOI when they commit. They lock up their spot, and the school knows it filled a slot.

exactly what i edited my post to.

 

[Husky25]

The only way to end that is not have one or 2 signing days. Kids sign their LOI when they commit. They lock up their spot, and the school knows it filled a slot.

If this were the case, It'd be humorous to see a different college staff other than UConn's asleep at the wheel and get 7 TE commits in the same weekend and not have any room for a desperately needed offensive lineman.

Edit(s) in Bold as this is what sort of happened at least twice to Diaco. It was not so humorous and he did not have the benefit of two signing days.