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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.<<
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.<<