I'm leaning towards no. Unless the kid thought the allure of D2 football being played at Palm Bay High School's stadium was too much to pass up for the PAC-12.
It's possible. FIT has some great degree possibilities for the "engineering inclined."
If he's sandbagging his football career for academics, good for him.
I don't consider winning a national championship in the next couple years sandbagging? Sandbagging would be going to a school who struggles to win 2 games a year