North Carolina high school defensive end 'catfished' into Florida commitment

Posted Oct 7, 2014
In the world that is college football recruiting, anything can happen. It’s a multiple-million dollar industry that serves as the farm system for a sport that in some cases is followed more closely than the actual games themselves. There are scholarship offers, there are promises, and there are commitments. But not everything is cut and dry these days. Nash Central defensive end Houhsun Gaines learned that the hard way. (Rocky Mount Telegram)

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