From the Chicago Tribune. Northwestern football coach Pat Fitzgerald pulls scholarship offers from recruits who visit elsewhere after verbally committing. He recently did so for two four star twin brothers. His theory is pretty simple. You either want us or you don't. When you are ready to commit, do it.

This is football of course, so there are some differences. More kids getting scholarships, more players playing, so less likelihood that one player is going to turn your team around, and others. But Fitzgerald has done pretty well at Northwestern, keeping his team competitive in an extremely tough conference despite a number of big recruiting disadvantages. So how would such an approach work at a place like Marquette?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports...,3917151.story