The scourge of the decommit has been on the rise in college football recruiting for years now, but I think it'll be hard to top this particular reversal. South Carolina WR prospect Markish Jones has been a Clemson commit for a while now, but some academic issues brought his scholarship status into question (or Clemson was using that as a smokescreen in the hopes of spending his scholarship on someone else). Jones publicly started wavering, considering Florida State. However, this morning Jones had one of those irritating self-glorification press conferences wherein he announced he was going to Clemson, signed a letter of intent... and then never faxed it. An hour later:
According to Broome head coach Quay Farr, wide receiver Markish Jones has changed his mind and will sign with Florida State today. Shortly before 10, Farr said Jones, after signing with Clemson at a 9 a.m. ceremony, changed his mind and didn't send in the LOI. Instead, he is signing a letter of intent with Florida State and preparing to fax it in.As you can see, this bizarre saga has officially warranted the Fanhouse Duck of Inexplicability.
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2-07-2007 @ 11:13AM
Other Andrew said...
Wasn't there a guy two years ago that actually sent letters of intent to two schools? I can't remember the player's name or the schools involved, unfortunately. This actually trumps that, I think. It's close.
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2-07-2007 @ 3:36PM
BuckeyeDan said...
Doesn't the act of signing the letter make it official? I thought the faxing part was just gravy on top. Anyone?
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3-14-2007 @ 12:14AM
jordan said...
i know the kid real well, and honestly all this is doing is boosting his ego even more. he actually changed his number because of "the press"! he still doesnt seem to recognize his mistakes, and that's an issue he has that he'll soon learn is going to bring him down. i believe he's a good athlete, but gets way too ahead of himself and thinks he's on top of the world. coaches and faculty members have to stop spoiling their students because of athletic abilities, and this is one of the major factors leading to this issue.
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