During the Rivals Publisher Conference there was a lot of talk about "committable offers". For those not familiar with how that works it's when a school tells a prospect they have a scholarship offer but then they hold the kid at bay and won't accept the commitment. At times this is done because the recruit needs to work on his academics but more often than not it's done to allow the school to look at the guys they have higher on the recruiting board.
During Mike Farrell's speech he talked about how the NCAA should allow written offers (which are generally committable) during a prospect's freshman year rather than their senior year. Later that day I suggested the same to the NCAA rep in attendance and he said he liked the idea and would bring it up during their next meetings.
I thought to post this after someone asking in another thread about the offers that a three-star prospect has. Two things to keep in mind. First the offers may not be "committable" and secondly a player may have offers early and then lose them if he doesn't progress.
During Mike Farrell's speech he talked about how the NCAA should allow written offers (which are generally committable) during a prospect's freshman year rather than their senior year. Later that day I suggested the same to the NCAA rep in attendance and he said he liked the idea and would bring it up during their next meetings.
I thought to post this after someone asking in another thread about the offers that a three-star prospect has. Two things to keep in mind. First the offers may not be "committable" and secondly a player may have offers early and then lose them if he doesn't progress.
