Having just been through this with two schools, I think it depends on the school. Isn’t that always the answer?
I noticed that one school that recruited S24 was clear on what the merit aid cutoffs were and that was handled through admissions with zero involvement with the coach. Coach met with him when he visited campus and kept in regular email contact but only talked the sport with him.
The other school invited him for an official visit after he passed academic pre-read. Coaching staff sent parents and athlete positive communication after the visit and then we heard nothing from them for months so assumed they had moved on. He applied RD and was admitted. Got emails a day later from admissions with a merit aid offer but no details about it.
Just two different schools with two different policies and ways of handling the admissions process.