<p>^ I know it sounds ridiculous, but most of these commitments are the real deal and generally stick, as MaryOC pointed out. We have been following the top DI programs for years and sure enough the players that committed as sophomores are showing up on those same college rosters a few years later. I don’t know as much about the DIII verbal commitments.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/sports/unease-in-lacrosse-amid-race-for-earlier-commitments.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/26/sports/unease-in-lacrosse-amid-race-for-earlier-commitments.html</a></p>