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Doug Robinson: Where has the integrity gone with verbal 'commitments'?

The culture of college football and basketball places little value in commitment and integrity so no one should've been surprised when Frank Jackson "decommited" to play basketball for BYU and committed instead to play for Duke

Frank Jackson, the Lone Peak High basketball super recruit, announced this week that he “committed” to play for Duke, thus making his defection from BYU complete. Put “committed” in quote marks because last time he “committed” to a school (BYU), he apparently didn’t fully understand the meaning of the word.

Before you write a nasty email wondering how someone can criticize a high school senior for reversing a decision he made as a callow sophomore, read to the end; there’s plenty of blame to go around.