GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- No matter how much work a coach puts into recruiting a player, sometimes things just don’t work out.
Relationships change. Situations change. Feelings get hurt. There can be outside interference, maybe a family member exerting pressure to pick another school.
All those things can lead to a recruit changing his mind and decommitting.
Relationships change. Situations change. Feelings get hurt. There can be outside interference, maybe a family member exerting pressure to pick another school.
All those things can lead to a recruit changing his mind and decommitting.
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