So this kid is taking matters in his own hands with regard to coaches leaving after signing day. You have to wonder if this might be more widespread next year depending on how it works for him? No LOI
Scott. LOL! This is the second time in a week I've been "scooped." :lol: I just read the article and was about to post the link. IMO it's a significant development in recruiting and addresses the recent recruiting issues discussed here.
Well Terrelle Pryor delayed his signing a LOI for quite awhile after NSD. It's certainly not very common and probably only a few kids could get away with doing that every year. I'm not sure if a school can give him a scholarship if he hasn't signed a LOI? Maybe he would be a "preferred" walk on, but why do that and pay your way. I do think though as a preferred walk on he gets treated like a scholarship player and can work with the team in the summer. A true walk on, as a freshman, has to wait till he enrolls in the fall, and goes through the schools tryouts. I'm really not thinking that this is going to be a game changer, there have been a couple of kids complain about coaches leaving, but it's not like there is some ground swell out there for change.
Sorry Sid! 8) Terry, you are probably right. Most kids won't be able to pull this off. Take the offer or it goes to someone else who will.
A prospect can secure a scholarship but not bind himself to the school by signing a financial aid agreement but defer signing the NLI: http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/03/sec_concerned_with_early_enrol.html http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/25064442/roquan-smith-hasnt-signed-a-nli-and-hs-coach-says-he-wont?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
LOL...Josh Malone signed four of those Financial Aide Agreements? Why in the world would a kid do that, I don't get the advantage. I can see why you might want to sign one with the school you want to go to, apparently they can't drop you once that is signed. But 4? I guess in some ways right out of HS might be the last time a kid has sort of total control of where he's going, well not every kid but kids with multiple scholarship offers. After that they then are restricted free agents who if they want to transfer, have a number of conditions and have to sit out a year. When they graduate they get drafted and have no choice in where they go, and at some point they finally can get back control when they become free agents after 4 years or is it 6 years?
this is probably a very smart move on his part, and I'd expect to see it become more common with the 5 star type of player.
hahaha indeed. Actually, one move is honest, straightforward and not deceptive. The other is a shell and pea game. It's really only a dick move if the kid bails on the scholarship after a year when the school met all of their promises.