Well lets look at Zeon Chris he only played a year. We recruited him out of high school.
These kids owe us no loyalty. It has always been a job and always been about money.
I know the fan doesnt want to see it that way, but that goes from the coach all the way down to the players.
Some businesses can pay more and offer more then other businesses.
Obviously it went so far that another program(business) was offering him and trying to get him into the transfer portal to offer him a NIL deal to sign(get hired for more money) with that program(business).
Which is illegal and unethical, but it was still done.
Just a reality ! Now it is cutthroat, and wide open for the world to see.