@JTGranato10 committed to Rice today. Rice closed the deal by sending JT’s cat a recruiting letter. Well done Owls pic.twitter.com/NBCqPX7PIG
— John Granato (@johngranato) May 16, 2014
College sports are serious business. That’s why the genius football recruiters over at Rice University successfully wooed a star high school quarterback, J.T. Granato, by writing a recruiting letter to his cat.
The note—addressed to “Kitty Granato”—read: “Please help us to get J.T. to choose Rice,” adding, “[p]aw me in case you have any questions.”
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