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No where on a LOI does the recruit commit to the coach...it's the school's name on the contract. And nowhere on the LOI is it stated that if the coach that recruited him leaves, then the LOI is null and void, so there's NO fraud perpetrated.

I think one of the points needed to be considered here is that the NLI is itself a completely out-of-touch document that college-bound athletes have no choice but to sign (the alternative is enter college as a regular student without a scholarship). Which is why I agree with Roquan Smith's coach, that players just shouldn't sign it at all:

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Why is the NLI the worst contract in American sports? It requires players to sign away their right to be recruited by other schools. If they don’t enroll at the school with which they signed, they forfeit a year of eligibility. Not a redshirt year, but one of their four years to play. In return, the NLI guarantees the player nothing.

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Though most players don’t realize it, they do not have to sign the NLI to receive a scholarship. They need only sign a financial aid agreement at their chosen school. The financial aid paperwork provides (almost) the same guarantee of a scholarship as the NLI, but unlike the NLI, it doesn’t strip the player of the only leverage he’ll have until he graduates from college.

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Posted by allin2010

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Posted on 2/9/15 at 12:25 pm to tylerdurden24

End coaches recruiting. Have players pick the school they want without talking to coaches. Only admissions staff. All formal.

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Posted by RT1941

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Posted on 2/9/15 at 12:47 pm to tylerdurden24

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Why is the NLI the worst contract in American sports? It requires players to sign away their right to be recruited by other schools. If they don’t enroll at the school with which they signed, they forfeit a year of eligibility. Not a redshirt year, but one of their four years to play. In return, the NLI guarantees the player nothing.

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These kids are recruited for months, sometime even years by multiple schools before the actual NSD. The player and their parent/legal guardian/mentor/etc know how this shite works well in advance of actually putting pen to paper and paper into facimile.

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Though most players don’t realize it, they do not have to sign the NLI to receive a scholarship. They need only sign a financial aid agreement at their chosen school. The financial aid paperwork provides (almost) the same guarantee of a scholarship as the NLI, but unlike the NLI, it doesn’t strip the player of the only leverage he’ll have until he graduates from college.

Watch 'em NOT sign that NLI and see how many big time programs will hold open a spot for them.