HS lineman duped into believing he was recruited

[Beaver]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/football/news/story?id=3233483

I thought O-Linemen were smart.

 

[ajcardfan]

I think he might be lying to cover up not really being recruited.

 

[Russ Smith]

The story is in the local papers of course with the Cal angle. The weird thing is kevin Riley is the backup QB for Cal who will probably start next year over Longshore(at least i hope).

So if someone did dupe this kid they either used riley's name or just happen to have the same name.

I kind of suspect the kid started a lie about being recruited and it just snowballed on him until he found himself at a press conference?

I just don't see how he could be convinced 2 pac 10 schools were recruiting him without ever meeting with someone he could verify?

 

[Heucrazy]

The kid and his parents are stupid. They got conned pure and simple. They gave the guy money for Pete's sake. You would think a college recruiter asking for money would have sent up red flags and set off alarm bells. But no. Stupid Ferntucky people.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I don't understand how a kid could be "highly recruited" and not ever visit the school he's committing too.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

He fabricated the story.

Prep player admits he fabricated recruiting story

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Prep player admits he fabricated recruiting story

Bad link

 

[Lloydian]

Try this: http://newsok.com/article/3201704/1202362051

 

[Russ Smith]

Prep player admits he fabricated recruiting story

Yep pretty much what I figured he so badly wanted a scholarship that he told some friends he was being recruited and the story just snowballed until he's literally at a press conference announcing for Cal who didn't know who he was.

At least he came clean now. Given his size its' surprising nobody recruited him of course who knows if he's any good?

 

[ARZCardinals]

what a freakin idiot!!!

Shows how if you don't tell the truth...it just gets worse and worse

the truth will come out...now he's the town clown.

 

[Heucrazy]

what a freakin idiot!!!

Shows how if you don't tell the truth...it just gets worse and worse

the truth will come out...now he's the town clown.

And that is a small town. The kid will never live this one down.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

How did his coach not realize that he was lying?

 

[Russ Smith]

I feel sorry for the kid, if he only had Master P as his father he'd have been able to get a college scholarship and still could have made up an elaborate lie.

In all seriousness I do feel for the kid I'm sure he didn't start this whole thing with the idea of taking it this far he probably figured if word got out he was being recruited other schools would jump in and recruit him too. THat's how it goes these days.

There's a 6'9" kid at a private school in LA who was being recruited for basketball by 2 D1 schools, one of them Minnesota. An internet talent scout convinced UCLA to have an assistant go look at the kid, and a week later the kid suddenly has half the schools in the Pac 10 recruiting him. Basically it was hey if UCLA looked at him he must be good. I'm sure that's what was going on with this kid he figured if people think Cal is recruiting me surely I'll get an offer from someone else?

 

[nathan]

http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=71673#colleges

2 star rivals recruit

 

[gr000000vy]

on one hand its kinda funny and the other it's just sad...

heh poor kid... i feel sorry for him.. i wonder if he will be going anywhere now....

 

[cardsfanmd]

This kid must really suck. I have a tough time believing that with his measureables, nobody wanted to give him a shot. Maybe this isn't the first character incident.