Signing Day Phony

National signing day phony

After reading Jennifer Thomas’s post on “The Five Languages of Apology,” I started thinking about a specific apology that came shortly after national signing day.

A northern Nevada prep football player admitted Wednesday that he had made up an intricate fabrication to make his community believe he was being recruited to play at a Pac-10 school.

After officials confronted Kevin Hart, a 6-foot-5, 290-pound offensive lineman from Fernley High School, the day following a school assembly where Hart announced he was committing to Berkeley to play football.

Hart released an apology last Wednesday. “When I realized that wasn’t gong to happen, I made up what I wanted to be reality. I am sorry for disappointing and embarrassing my family, coaches, Fernley High School, the involved universities and reporters covering the story,” Hart said.

This apology seemed broad, and after reading Thomas’s post on Rules of credible CEO apologies I decided to analyze Harts apology.

Though I am sure he had some help, Hard did comply with some of the rules, but fell short of delivering a complete apology. Hart did not request forgiveness, generally repent, or attempt to make restitution.

Hart is however, a high school senior and not a professional. However, students need to be taught at a young age to be accountable for their actions and learn how to correct their mistakes.

In the case of Kevin Hart, he did not realize the magnitude of his lie and has yet to fully correct his mistake.