Originally Posted by
Southgate0809
What are the rules for recruiting someone who has committed already?
Originally Posted by
DavidBenAkiva
My understanding is that all is fair until the player signs a national letter of intent. Most coaches back off once a player verbally commits. In college football, a verbal commitment is essentially meaningless to other teams. It tends to hold more weight in the minds of college coaches.
The one thing a "commitment" is not is a commitment. The player surrenders nothing nor gives up any options for the future.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013