He's a 3 star D1 recruit and as of now it appears Purdue has the inside track according to On3. If moving to a higher profile HS for his last 2 years leads to an offer from a school like ND that could incentives a school like Purdue to up their offer to get him in the door.
If I were a father and at this point Purdue says they'll give him $500k (just throwing a random number out there) if he commits and since he's only going to be a junior I would have the discussion and advise holding off for now. After his junior year at Naz if he improves and he picks up more B1G offers it could create greater financial offers.
While agree with your basic premise that sadly is no longer the world we live in.
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