Texas signee DT lampkin is purposely avoiding taking a summer class so he won't be admitted to Texas . This makes his LOI void and allows him to enroll at OU. If I were strong I'd be pissed
7:07 p.m. update from Richardson: Lampkin spoke to the Cypress Creek Mirror, and it appears his strategy is to not take the language class he needs to play at Texas to get out of his letter of intent commitment with Texas.
Here is what Lampkin told the newspaper:
"If I take that summer school class now for Spanish and it doesn't go well, then I end up in a junior college," he said. "That's not the route I really want to take."
As the report indicated and Lampkin confirmed, Oklahoma is likely the landing spot now. Lampkin said it's dependent on if the Sooners have any scholarships available.
Lampkin was originally committed to Oklahoma before decommitting and switching to Texas.
"If anything, I may land at Oklahoma," said Lampkin, who is hoping to know for sure within the next week. "I'm very comfortable with their coaching staff. So, as soon as everything dials down, I'm going to contact (Bob) Stoops and see if they have any scholarships available for me."
If anything with Oklahoma falls through, Lampkin said he's confident in the fact there are other options, evidenced by his other original offers.
According to the National Letter of Intent website,if an athlete is denied entrance into a school because of academics, then he is eligible to attend another school:
b. Eligibility Requirements. This NLI shall be declared null and void if, by the opening day of classes in fall 2015, I have not met NCAA initial eligibility requirements; NCAA, conference or institution's requirements for athletics financial aid; or two-year college transfer requirements, provided I have submitted all necessary documents for eligibility determination.
It appears Lampkin's strategy is not to take the class, get denied at UT, then transfer to another school.
This is going to get ugly.
7:07 p.m. update from Richardson: Lampkin spoke to the Cypress Creek Mirror, and it appears his strategy is to not take the language class he needs to play at Texas to get out of his letter of intent commitment with Texas.
Here is what Lampkin told the newspaper:
"If I take that summer school class now for Spanish and it doesn't go well, then I end up in a junior college," he said. "That's not the route I really want to take."
As the report indicated and Lampkin confirmed, Oklahoma is likely the landing spot now. Lampkin said it's dependent on if the Sooners have any scholarships available.
Lampkin was originally committed to Oklahoma before decommitting and switching to Texas.
"If anything, I may land at Oklahoma," said Lampkin, who is hoping to know for sure within the next week. "I'm very comfortable with their coaching staff. So, as soon as everything dials down, I'm going to contact (Bob) Stoops and see if they have any scholarships available for me."
If anything with Oklahoma falls through, Lampkin said he's confident in the fact there are other options, evidenced by his other original offers.
According to the National Letter of Intent website,if an athlete is denied entrance into a school because of academics, then he is eligible to attend another school:
b. Eligibility Requirements. This NLI shall be declared null and void if, by the opening day of classes in fall 2015, I have not met NCAA initial eligibility requirements; NCAA, conference or institution's requirements for athletics financial aid; or two-year college transfer requirements, provided I have submitted all necessary documents for eligibility determination.
It appears Lampkin's strategy is not to take the class, get denied at UT, then transfer to another school.
This is going to get ugly.
