FAIL! Your corroborating coach's source wasn't USF.
Grow up... Greg didn't write the story... the Home Team guys did. They're the ones that didn't check their sources or verify with USF what the actual story was.
They can't verify with USF, can they?
What was the changed status if it wasn't he was no longer guaranteed a schollie?
Again, verify with who? USF can't comment on recruits by name to the media, right?
If this was just a miscommunication problem, you'd think they would have cleared it up with Depue who in turn would have cleared it up with the media ... and that could still happen. You would hope the Home Team are still asking questions.
The can (and reportedly have) answer the question ....Are you going to honor all offers extended to recruits by Skip Holtz.?
USF to honor Rafferty's scholarship offer
By JOEY JOHNSTON | The Tampa Tribune
Published: January 16, 2013 Updated: January 16, 2013 - 4:35 PM
TAMPA --
The University of South Florida will honor all football scholarship offers made to prospects who had verbally committed to former coach Skip Holtz, USF spokesman Jeremy Sharpe said Wednesday.
http://www2.tbo.com/sports/breaking-news/2013/jan/16/1/usf-to-honor-raffertys-scholarship-offer-ar-608485/