@plxsendhelp One must realize that being recruited is not synonymous as being admitted. When an athlete and the coach has a conversation and give each other a mutual verbal commitment to join the team, then that athlete is considered recruited, although nothing is official or binding. Once the admissions committee offers an admission into the next incoming class to that recruit, then everything becomes official. Therefore, for a committed athlete, especially to an Ivy school, nothing is solid until given the green light by the admissions office. Harvard having the highest mandated Academic Index among the Ivy schools would make even a star football player difficult to pass admissions without sufficient academics stats.