8th grader commits to Kentucky...

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Well Jeff, you are right, it means the signer must attend for 1 full acedemic year. It does not guarantee playing time or a spot on the team. But the signer can not be recruited by other schools who are part of the national letter of intent program.

So per the commitment he's locked in to his first year regardless of what happens unless he decides to go elsewhere and not play. Whether the school he commits to would make him honor that is not clear, given his age, but for certain he has reduced his options.

http://www.national-letter.org/faq/

Interesting discussion anyway, at least more interesting than reading about MTD's awful airborne shooter block/charge interpretaion, isn't it?

If I am not mistaken, he does not have to play at the school that he signed a Letter of Intent to. He could play a lower level college like a JUCO or D3 for that year if things do not work out. I am sure there are more restrictions, I am just not aware of them right now.

I do agree witih the other thread you are referring to. That is why I have stayed away.

Peace