Recruits Speak Out Following Multiple Coaching Changes After Signing Day

National Signing Day is supposed to be a day of celebration and relief for high school football players around the country, but a few, instead, are left feeling confused and misled following coaching changes that took place before the ink had even dried.

Recruits for three major programs have spoken out after a coach that had recruited them, and likely made many promises along the way, packed up and left town hours after they signed a letter of intent.

The first, and most prominent recruit, is 5-star CeCe Jefferson. He announced his decision to attend the University of Florida on national television before learning that his position coach was leaving. Just four weeks after accepting the Gators' job, Terrell Williams left Gainesville for the same position with the Miami Dolphins.

Jefferson has since refused to send Florida his LOI until he can learn more about his next coach. His father shared his frustration on Twitter.

It turns out Jefferson's new coach is Chris Rumph. The former Texas defensive line coach reunited with Florida head coach Jim McElwain after the two worked together at Alabama under Nick Saban.

But that move left folks in Texas upset with Rumph for leaving after telling players his future remained with the Longhorns. Du'Vonta Lampkin was one of those high school recruits left behind. Here's his reaction to finding out his coach wouldn't be in Austin when he arrived this summer.

Meanwhile in Ohio State, controversy is brewing because a prized running back recruit chose the national champion Buckeyes in part because of Stan Drayton. The running backs coach in Columbus was recruiting Mike Weber as late as Tuesday night to convince him to choose Ohio State over rival Michigan.

By Thursday, he was gone to Chicago Bears.

When asked Friday if he felt like Weber was misled by Ohio State, his coach Thomas Wilcher told Cleveland.com, "Yes. 100 percent. 100 percent."

Unfortunately, college football doesn't hold coaches to the same standards it does its players. Adults can change their minds from one day to the next and continue collecting paychecks while high school kids have to suffer a one-year transfer penalty if they don't honor a contract.

These same stories will surface this time next year and the year after, but at least social media has given these players the platform to be heard.