I wondered, too. But from all accounts, he's going to be a top-notch player...4-star talent packed into a small frame. I can think of a couple of commits I'd rather lose.
I dunno. He's a 3* on all three major services. He's undersized. He's an out of state guy, and he doesn't play at a position of great need. If I were going to start trimming this class, he'd be one of the first guys I'd look at.
I'm not necessarily saying that Butch told him outright to take a hike, but when the FL schools started to come at him, I wonder just how hard Butch fought to keep him.
As a general rule, I don't like to see commitments get "processed". But apparently it's the cost of doing business in today's SEC. I guess I can live with it, as long as we don't start doing that to kids right before (or even after) signing day, as some of our opponents have done.