I said this on RSS.... but the fact that we got a HS commit this morning seemed incredibly odd to me (who commits to a HC who is #1 on the hot seat?). But it makes sense now.
The staff must have told him "we're back in 2022, we just got confirmation from the U President". Just a thought. They probably even told the recruit "if you don't believe us, the university is making an announcement tonight at ___" or whatever.
What a bummer.