In this day and age I find it virtually unbelievable that there is a huge backlog of verbal 2020 commits waiting to be announced. Information spreads like wildfire. To say you know 5 kids that have verbal commitments from Ivy League schools - but - won't say the clubs, positions, etc. is pure BS. Most of the Ivys don't even have their 2019s lined up. If past is prologue we will see a bunch of Ivy Leaue commits this time next year and THEN the kids will actually have to get through the admissions process which is no small feat.
Why so negative? Why would I lie? Every college and club coach knows who these kids are, since they had to cease communications with other interested schools. You are correct about meeting academic requirements. Those are laid out prior to the commitment, the GPA and test scores required for admission. Good luck to all the boys still looking for a good fit school, will be a big year for this age group!
