It happens at other schools and other sports, I have a friend who is a baseball pitcher who was done much the same way. He made an early commitment and then was told by Georgia at the last minute his scholarship offer would not be honored.
Another story, from Georgia.
HeyBucket.com • View topic - Georgia drops three recruits
The difference here is that these are recruits - not already at the university enrolled and taking classes. Yes it sucks for them that they need to go back into the recruiting process, but at they have at least the opportunity to now find a new program and not lose a year of eligibility.
The difference here is that these are recruits - not already at the university enrolled and taking classes. Yes it sucks for them that they need to go back into the recruiting process, but at they have at least the opportunity to now find a new program and not lose a year of eligibility.