re: NC prep player gets "catfished" in commitment to Florida

Agreed. I feel terrible for the kid and whoever did this is a borderline sociopath, but it's extremely odd for this kid to commit without having non-social media contact with a coach.

Did the perpetrator call or text him and pose as a Florida assistant?

I understand that he and his coaches might not know the recruiting process if he's the first D-1 athlete from his school, surely they'd know it by now if he's getting recruted by the likes of Va. Tech and Miami, right?