Hey everyone!
In the insider chat last week there were a few questions/comments about the flipping of recruits. I found an article that talks about exactly that - how some coaches like it, while others have a strong distaste for it.
Coach Fuente was specifically mentioned in the article. I've copied and pasted the excerpt with Fuente below:
College coaches explain why and how they recruit players committed elsewhere
I do find it interesting that Fuente has this policy, especially considering that Rick Wells (who took his official yesterday) is a Florida commit.
In the insider chat last week there were a few questions/comments about the flipping of recruits. I found an article that talks about exactly that - how some coaches like it, while others have a strong distaste for it.
Coach Fuente was specifically mentioned in the article. I've copied and pasted the excerpt with Fuente below:
Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente tells his recruits that once they commit, they shouldn't be taking visits to other schools. If they aren't ready to do that, Fuente says, he doesn't want to accept their commitment. That mentality served him well at Memphis though he faces a different set of challenges in the ACC competing against strong recruiting schools such as Clemson and Florida State.
Fuente has this policy because once he receives a commitment, he calls the other players his program was recruiting at that position and says he no longer has a spot available. If a recruit is taking a spot but not truly committed, it can put a coaching staff in a bind late in the recruiting process.
Here's the link to the full article, which also explains why it doesn't happen nearly as often in basketball: Fuente has this policy because once he receives a commitment, he calls the other players his program was recruiting at that position and says he no longer has a spot available. If a recruit is taking a spot but not truly committed, it can put a coaching staff in a bind late in the recruiting process.
College coaches explain why and how they recruit players committed elsewhere
I do find it interesting that Fuente has this policy, especially considering that Rick Wells (who took his official yesterday) is a Florida commit.
