Also believe we're seeing an aspect of recruiting, where the vultures hang out in the weeds (trees), and see how a football power is shaping up, and then review the commit list, and try to steal/cherry pick/woo away some of the lower rated commits with the offer of more NIL and/or playing time. Can see the recent DB defect in that category. Looking up and seeing three more highly ranked players at your same position, might tend to dull the tastes for that program, no matter what the DB coach might say/argue. tOSU is littered with 3*s that have worked/played their way to AA status, and first rounders in the NFL, and making millions there. Get that, got that. But the added incentive of NIL money now, might be the straw that breaks the camels back. Now on the other hand, the school (tOSU being of note), might lament the loss in the papers, but secretly pleased that a schollie opened up (along with NIL and university money distribution) to spend competing for another area of need/want. PS, not naive enough to not believe this has been a recruiting tactic since time out of mind, just becoming more prevalent nowadays.
