Notre Dame no longer recruiting Ken Ekanem

I will premise this post that my understanding of college recruiting, outside of the traditional understanding and funny jokes (FSU = Free Shoes U or "Belk" U...sorry Laverneus Coles, loved you as a Jet but couldn't let that one go) about what schools do or how they cover up for younger players, is poor; however, I am very surprised that Notre Dame backed out of Ekanem even with a hovering concern over his injury. A pick up such as Ekanem from the south east, where ND could replant some of their roots lost with the emergence of the SEC as the dominant Conference in the game and schools like Virginia Tech, Clemson, Georgia Tech, and others. A guy like Ekanem could've potentially aided this process of returning ND to a place of heavy relevance on the CFB landscape and not just because of the talent the kid brings to the field. I've read a ton of fan blogs and commentaries moaning and groaning over their recent collapses after hot starts and how athletes now don't want to go to ND because the academic standards are too high. While that may or may not be true, and I will not pretend to know the answer to that question, effectively destroying your own opportunities will not allow you to abscond from your current presence among the plains of mediocrity. Honestly, after reading what I've read here, on Twitter, and on recruiting sites (small tidbits of "article previews"), Ekanem is a phenomenal player who has the potential to be a solid player at this level in any conference. ND walking away from the competition rings not only of stupidity but of arrogance and a feel of superiority which some members of that institution have shown in the past. This is not meant to bash the university itself or its student body by any stretch. As a member of a fellow Jesuit Institution's student body, I can relate on how tough it is to succeed academically in that particular environment. This is simply a broad view of the program under Brian Kelly.