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I went to a well known prep school in CT, many years ago, and we always had 5th year Seniors who came to play football or hockey. These PGs (Post Graduates) were the BMOC and ruled the fields they played on which allowed them to get college visibility. It was common practice.
It was also common for them to get in trouble. Numerous distractions, especially after season was over. Lot of rich kids around with money to burn led to trouble.
Hope not for his sake but with watching closely. I hope for the best for the kid but CT is a long way from FL.
He only needs to go for one semester, which means he'll pay football there, complete his course requirements, and early enroll at Miami in December. So not a lot of off-season time to get into trouble. That's why his dad says he needs Richt's staff and the Miami admin to help him get this all done so he can be back. Otherwise, I think the unstated threat is that he's SEC bound.
The good news is that Jobe and his family are serious enough to take this step. Also it will be virtually impossible for him to trip to Baga and elsewhere after late August, and it will force all those hick SEC schools to go way out of their way if they want to pay special attention to him, meaning they'll either skip him or spend less time in South Florida.