<p>My understanding is that the offer is not binding until the student's signed Letter of Intent (LOI) is received by the college. Before that happens, offers can be and are rescinded, for any number of reasons. Conversely, the scenario of: coach gets kid to commit, kid commits, coach leaves or is fired--also happens. I think the general NCAA policy is that the student is committed to the school, not the coach. Though there have been exceptions/waivers. It seems that with almost any NCAA policiy there are exceptions/waivers.</p>