re: Zach Evans delays commitment again

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Dude, you don't have to post this link in a dozen threads. Enough already. We saw it the first 5 times.

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It's not my fault there are so many threads about Zach Evans.

Welcome to the circus of Zachary Evans. I was a little bit upset when I found out he wasn't announcing, but now I am excited to see where this goes! This is kinda like going over to volnation and reading the 10 million page thread on Darnell Washington....fun and exciting.

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But he also says he’s going to be an early enrollee so I assume he’d have to enroll in the next few days?

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Can't be an early enrollee if you can't get in to the school yet Again I'm just assuming that the fricked up something academically, nothing else make sense. Even if he was having second thoughts about UGA, they wouldn't be under any obligation to void it. They'd just make him show up and transfer, hoping that he changes his mind before transferring. This sounds like he did something that made UGA have to back out on their own accord, which could only be academics really.

As others have posted, a recruit COULD get cold feed and want out of the LOI and the school CAN void the contract, but it's totally up to the school. School's just do it to avoid bad optics, they could always enforce the LOI and force the kid to show up and transfer. Once the student signs the LOI and sends it in, it's technically out of their hands from a contract standpoint.

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Biggest winner in this kids recruitment is Texas for going to Bijan and not dealing with this shite.

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Bingo.

It just seems to me that a school sending an LOI implies that they will accept it. Weird.

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Agree it has to be the ACT test score ... or he's just trolling, and will pull a last minute commitment ceremony

Who knows with this kid

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Maybe he just changed his mind about UGA, asked to get released from his LOI, and Kirby decided to cut him loose.

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How does that work and how can a school do this?

Evans seems like more trouble than he’s worth, so probably a good move for UGA.

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This was the only list I could find on what would allow for voiding an NLI:

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Provision 7 – Declaring Your NLI Null and Void

This is a list of reasons your NLI could be not accepted by the University you have signed with. It is important to remember, 95% of the time this will not be an issue, but just encase it is important you understand how to avoid these issues.

You do not gain admissions into the university – If you do not get accepted by the university, you will not be receiving your scholarship. Remember, by meeting the NCAA eligibility requirements, you are not guaranteed admission into the school you choose.
You are a NCAA non-qualifier – You will be signing your NLI before you get your final eligibility status with the NCAA. If at the end of the year you are declared a non-qualifier, you will not be receiving your athletic scholarship.
One-Year Absence – If you sign an NLI and do not attend any school for one year you would then be allowed to attend another university if you file for a release with that schools conference office. Your athletic department at the school you will be attending can help you with that process.
Joining the Military or Church Mission – If you join the military or going on a church mission for 12 months or more after signing an NLI, you will be allowed to sign with another school without penalty.
Discontinued Sport – If the school cuts the program for the sport you signed for after you have signed, you will be allowed to sign with another school without penalty.
Recruiting Rules Violations – If it is determined there were recruiting rules violations after you have signed an NLI you will have the choice to continue with your NLI or get a release once you have been reinstated. This process will be handled by the athletic department of your university.

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+1 to Buck Rogers... assuming all the talk that he definitely signed an LOI with us already, seems highly likely to be a test situation, as grades have never been brought up for him to my knowledge. Will be a fun continued ride on the roller coaster.

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It just seems to me that a school sending an LOI implies that they will accept it. Weird.

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Eh this would come down to contract law and while contracts NORMALLY work that way (like if I send you an offer to do X and you accept, I'm obligated to do X now), but contracts can easily stipulate something to the tune of (I send you an offer to do X, then you accept, but it's not binding until I issue a second acceptance on my end - note here that you're bound if I accept, since you've already entered into contract with me contingent upon my acceptance). Could be either, I've never seen an LOI. Given the fluid state of kids qualifying academically, though, I'd assume the latter.

Hope not. Hope he stays at Georgia LSU sure does not want him now. Too much of a head ache. Georgia y'all can have him : )

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A school can void an LOI, they're just not obligated to do so. Basically the LOI is the only actually binding agreement at play here, none of the "commitments" hold water. So beyond commitments and whatnot, nothing is solid until a kid A) sends the LOI in and B) the school accepts. If UGA didn't end up doing (B), then it just sounds like he bombed the ACT and UGA is backing out until he passes it or something.

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Actually not completely accurate with this statement. First the NLI is already accepted by the school since the school is the one that officially sends it signed to the recruit for their signatures. The recruit can not sign unless officially offered by said institution. So if UGA sent Evans an NLI and he signed it and sent it in he is officially a member of the 2020 class.

Now if he was not yet passed the clearinghouse and can not get in academically, qualify for admittance then the NLI can become Null and Void at that point for failure by the recruit to meet academic requirements. But IIRC if he is allowed to sign his NLI and later becomes null and void due to academic reasons he will still be considered a initial counter for the 2020 class. So if he signed with UGA then enjoy him on campus or taking up a spot in your class.