Green Loses Expected Recruit

Knoxville's News Sentinel is reporting that Tennessee all-state Sam Thompson, who had been accepted at Dartmouth and thought to be part of the next recruiting class, will instead be attending Carnegie Mellon. From the story:

"It's one of the top engineering schools in the country," said Thompson, who'll graduate sixth in his class. "They haven't had a losing season in 30 years. They're pretty consistent winners."

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Thompson won four Class 2A state championships at Alcoa. He was first-team PrepXtra and all-state this past season. He made 87 tackles and broke up 16 passes. He also caught 31 passes for 668 yards and nine touchdowns.

Keep in mind that Dartmouth and the Ivy League do not use the National Letter of Intent. So until a recruit has sent in his final paperwork, there is no assurance that he will be coming. Even then, as a recruit in another sport demonstrated some years ago when a late scholarship offer came, there's no guarantee they will be on campus in the fall until, well, until they are on campus in the fall.