We see a lot of guys "commit" each cycle because they really like a school, program & staff... but they want to still take more visits and leave their recruitment door open.
From the player's standpoint, reserving your spot as you explore other options is the best of both worlds.
But for the football program, there is a huge risk to consider the player a commit and to stop recruiting other guys for the position.
If you were a coach and a commit wanted to take other visits, would you allow him to do it while continuing to reserve the spot for him? Or, would you have a policy of if a guy takes other visits you no longer consider him a commit and will take a firm commit for his position (either from him or another guy - whoever pops first to fill that spot)?
From the player's standpoint, reserving your spot as you explore other options is the best of both worlds.
But for the football program, there is a huge risk to consider the player a commit and to stop recruiting other guys for the position.
If you were a coach and a commit wanted to take other visits, would you allow him to do it while continuing to reserve the spot for him? Or, would you have a policy of if a guy takes other visits you no longer consider him a commit and will take a firm commit for his position (either from him or another guy - whoever pops first to fill that spot)?