re: Did UGA really turn down Zach Evans’ LOI?

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Tweet apologizing for the error...

Burton Tweet

Well I guess not an apology, just a correction.

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@BobbyBurton247
Correction: UGa has submitted Evans’ paperwork to the NCAA per two 247Sports sources. As a reminder, LOI’s bind a player to the school, not the school to the player. And he has signed with UGa.

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Just for the record, I did not base anything I said off of anything Burton (247 guy, not the WR) tweeted, then or now.

Now I know it's not really my place to question an expert, being a 247 guy and all, but I have 2 issues with that tweet:

1. LOI's are not submitted to the NCAA. They are submitted to the conference by the school; failing that in cases such as the school not being in a conference, it goes directly to the NLI board/foundation. In both cases, by the school only following the recruit countersigning it (schools signs first).

2. LOI's are indeed, if signed, countersigned, and submitted to conference/NLI board, binding for both the school and the recruit. The recruit promises to attend, the school promises financial aid. That's why it triggers the 'initial counter' on the 25. That's why a properly processed ends the recruiting process, makes the recruit a player, and then forbids any other school from contacting the recruit.

So his correction has two factual errors. The question is, being a 247 expert and all, was it intentional for 'disinformation' purposes or just accidental standard dumbassery.