What some of your are missing is that the coaches are planning on voting this spring on changing the rules and closing all the loopholes that currently exist that allow them to recruit 8th, 9th, and 10th graders.
The coaches believe the planned rule changes are likely to pass, but not certain.
IF the loopholes are closed. There will be no contact with underclassmen at all. Not at ID camps. Not if the player calls them. So, recruitment in the future and offers in the future will happen in the junior year, not earlier like happens now. For those that think that schools are not making offers to players as underclassmen...you are wrong. Players are not committing without knowing what the university is planning on providing them.
The reason you see some players commit as freshman and sophomores today is that so many schools are recruiting and trying to lock in classes early. If you have one of the top schools on your list offer you...do you really want to wait till youre a junior and “make sure you’re sure?” It would be nice, certainly, but the reality is that the coaches are not necessarily going to wait around for you. The scholarship money might still be there or it might be allocated to someone willing to commit. So, players today are forced to weigh the pros and cons of waiting vs Committing early.
The coaches believe the planned rule changes are likely to pass, but not certain.
IF the loopholes are closed. There will be no contact with underclassmen at all. Not at ID camps. Not if the player calls them. So, recruitment in the future and offers in the future will happen in the junior year, not earlier like happens now. For those that think that schools are not making offers to players as underclassmen...you are wrong. Players are not committing without knowing what the university is planning on providing them.
The reason you see some players commit as freshman and sophomores today is that so many schools are recruiting and trying to lock in classes early. If you have one of the top schools on your list offer you...do you really want to wait till youre a junior and “make sure you’re sure?” It would be nice, certainly, but the reality is that the coaches are not necessarily going to wait around for you. The scholarship money might still be there or it might be allocated to someone willing to commit. So, players today are forced to weigh the pros and cons of waiting vs Committing early.
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