High school recruit punk'd by "Jeff Tedford"

UPDATE: Hart wasn't punk'd, but was the one behind this bizarre tale. On the scale of 1 to Dave Bliss, this should hardly register. I feel bad for him.

As Ray Ratto writes: "And like so many teenagers' plans, it lacked sufficient consideration of the endgame."
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Apparently a high school recruit was pranked by someone impersonating Cal coach Jeff Tedford.

Kevin Hart, a Nevada 2-way high star, announced his decision to attend Cal at a press conference attended by local media and "Jeff Tedford."

Kevin Hart explained his decision to sign with Cal to the media throngs:
"Coach Tedford and I talked a lot, and the fact that the head coach did most of the recruiting of me kind of gave me that real personal experience."

This is not funny. College scholarships are in limited supply. What if Hart called other schools that were actually recruiting him to inform them he was signing with Cal?

In the annals of recruiting, there have been many crazy, bizarre stories. One of my favorites: When Barry Switzer was the coach at Oklahoma, he desperately wanted to sign star running back Billy Sims. So he sent an assistant coach to Billy's hometown with instructions not to return without him. The assistant coach checked into a nearby hotel, but spent nearly all his time with Billy and his family. The assistant coach was finally able to return home -- and keep his job -- when, after 68 days, Billy signed.

The "recruitment" of Kevin Hart is flat-out the most bizarre story I've heard. The best rundown of the possible scenarios is on BearTerritory.net. Stay tuned!!

On a sidenote, I wonder if "Jeff Tedford" broke any NCAA rules.

Comments

[Miguel]

Unbelievable! Do you think it's the kid doing this? I mean, TWO
schools deny recruiting him.

[Steve in Concord]

Nice how his high school coach looked out for his interests by checking out the offers, talking with the coaches, guiding him through the maze of paperwork......NOT! What was this guy thinking? He couldn't possibly have bought Kevin's B.S. story about all his "offers". He should have to explain his actions....after he is fired!