I don't know but if I were betting here's what I would bet: He wants to play football. he wants to stay local. He wants to have a life outside of football. D2 schools can offer scholarships, I think 35-36, but D2 allows "equivalency" scholarships so you can give partials as long as you don't exceed 36 total, so it is possible he also got a scholarship of some sort to go to new haven.