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Absolutely. They’re trying to sell the game internationally.

No consequences for kids doing it. At the end of the day it's hard to prove. One thing to keep in mind is that the IHSAA expects self reporting when school representatives become aware of an issue. The IHSAA simply does not have the resources to investigate much at all. What tends to happen from what I have seen is that kids and/or parents will slip up while trying to transfer. I know a few kids and the parents from years ago that were asked why they want to transfer, and they say "to play football".....or whatever sport. The message from the IHSAA is clear to schools, once that happens, the process ends. yes, I am aware there are loopholes to get around that...and that does happen too. But with something like 3,000-4,000 athletic transfers filed with the IHSAA, like I said they just do not have the time or resources to really investigate unless something is glaringly obvious.

No disagreement...I realize ESPN like to sell as well....and in their minds as well as media in general negativity sells. (perhaps sadly true) I still think the Colts and Bears should trade Caleb for AR straight up.......😁

This. I totally agree. The 1991 Ben Davis Team was a special group, but I don't know if they could hold a candle to some of the more recent super teams. I mean, there were players on that team that would have been great in any decade, but if you try to put that team with what would now be considered a small offensive and defensive line up against the 2017 Ben Davis team, let's say, I don't think that 91 team would compare. Now, Steve Holman and Chris Ings could have played anytime, anywhere, any place.

I would have to dig deeper into the rule (undue influence is a LONG rule and the definition happened to be at the end of paragraph one, which was nice for my little coaching brain lol) to fully answer this question. I would assume "no" only because I have never seen nor heard of it happening before but you are correct. The kids do the bulk of the recruiting/ undue influencing, in most cases.

I wish my coach played me for 8 quarters a week when I played...maybe I wasn't as good as I thought I was in high school.

Yes, that's how the HCC does it. That format would certainly help prevent situations like this (if that's happened).

Or possibly someone who understands what commitment to excellence looks can also understand when priorities such as health + safety are being compromised. And in this case they could have likely been compromised in areas we'll never know due to the lack of information provided.

I was in the process of replying to slicer and while working through my response, you replied which took me to the by-laws to define undue influence, so thank you. Lol

For sure a messy rule. The undue influence question is a GREAT one because NOBODY is going to transfer their kid (for athletic reasons) without first determining where is the right fit for their athlete. Which, as a result, puts the coaches, AD's, etc. at risk of becoming a party to or active participant in undue influence. The IHSAA by-laws define undue influence as... "the act of encouraging or inducing a prospective student to attend a school for athletic purposes." So for the sake of this conversation, the scenario @slicer28 lays out could very well fit the definition of undue influence. Parent calls and asks a coach or AD about moving their kid to their school, asks questions about the athletic department/ specific sport program they want their kid to join. Coach or AD answers ANY of those questions and boom, they just recruited, OR as the IHSAA puts it they just performed "the act of encouraging or inducing a prospective student to attend a school for athletic purposes." Even though they didn't ACTUALLY do anything wrong by answering mom/ dad's questions they can be said to have encouraged a prospective student to attend their school for athletic purposes based on how they answer those questions. As you and I said slicer, MESSY!

Yes Justin is the head coach and Coach Jankowski is returning to be his DC.

Not a good look for Richards if Fred Joseph doesn't have your back. He's a 2 time State Champion wrestler at Portage who wrestled during an era when the Indians were a state powerhouse and extremely tough. The weak minded wouldn't last a day in that era. All they knew was how to train hard and be tougher than the opponent.

I absolutely believe that the intent and wording is meant as "you're in our school and you have a pulse" Not making Varsity doesn't mean you didn't have the opportunity to do so. The opportunity was there, but the ability wasn't.

Onto the Eastern Conference Finals

Sounds to me like that senior might not want to ditch his program right before the season starts. I'm okay with that.