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Schools do pull scholarships when they find a better player. Also, teams are still actively recruiting backup options at positions in case a player does decommit.

It’s a messy process for both sides, but goes both ways and backup options are in place.

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Here’s the problem with high school athletes de-committing from a college progrum:

When you commit in June going into your senior year, the staff you committed to is planning on needing less of your position. They start focusing on other positions and focus less on other targets at your position. You fundamentally and materially damage the program when you break your word.

Some compare it to a job candidate backing out of an offer for a different job. Seems like a fair comparison until you acknowledge that most people aren’t accepting job offers 15+ months in advance of starting the job.

If athletes are allowed to break commitment without penalty, schools should be allowed to yank their scholarship if they find a better player too. Now obviously that sounds ridiculous, but the relationship should be symmetrical.