@RMNiMiTz --did you follow the “Out of State Merit Scholarship” thread this past season to get an idea of how incredibly hard that is to do?
Texas is full of IN-state kids with stats just as strong, if not stronger. I would bet they admit this student, but they want the $$. Highly doubtful they are going to hand out $$.
Here is the link. Not too many here hit that magical 4K mark.