<p>Make certain that the coach says his application is being reviewed for a likely letter… until you get a likely letter in your hands, don’t tell other coaches that you’re committed somewhere. If it turns out that he doesn’t get a likely, he’ll need to look elsewhere. Even if the coaches say you’re good to go, it’s admissions that has the final say, and until they review his application, nothing is certain.</p>
<p>That being said, I’m not a football player and am not entirely familiar with football recruiting, but I am familiar with Ivy recruiting. At the very most, tell these other coaches that you’re waiting on a likely letter from choice A and would like to keep in touch in case it doesn’t work out. Otherwise, keep it fairly quiet until you have a likely.</p>