Marshawn Williams Transferes Schools, Decommits, Basically

This morning Recruit757.com reported, "Williams Leave Crabbers, Decommits From Hokies".

In a sharp turn of events, the Peninsula's hottest recruit for the Class of 2014 has completely cleaned the slate. Crabber running back Marshawn Williams has transferred out of Hampton High School and has decommitted from Virginia Tech. He’ll still be in the PD, and he's re-opened his recruitment.

Williams clarified his status with the Daily Press.

Daily Press' @davejohnsondp reports text from Hampton RB Marshawn Williams on if committed to #Hokies:"Yeah, just opening my recruiting."— Norm Wood (@normwood) February 19, 2013

Here's their story, the part that relates to Tech is quoted below.

Williams, 5-foot-11 and 220 pounds, rushed for 650 yards and 14 touchdowns on only 100 carries as a sophomore. He scored the winning touchdown in the Crabbers' 13-10 overtime win against Phoebus.

In June, three months before his junior year began, Williams committed to Virginia Tech. Williams said Tuesday he remains committed to the Hokies but will also explore other options

To me, there's no difference among decommitting, opening one's recruitment, and staying committed, but looking around. No verbal is a guarantee until a prospect signs his letter of intent. However, Williams seems to distinguish varying degrees of his status, and that's the only thing that matters here. He hasn't come out and said Tech is out of the picture, on the contrary, the Hokies seem to be remain in the hunt for his services. The recently departed Curt Newsome was Williams recruiter, and according to 247Sports, that job is now Cornell's. It seems like Tech will have start their recruiting process all over again, rebuild the relationship lost when Newsome was fired, with Brown as the lead.