That is not correct. If you read the article carefully it says 48% of top 100 men's basketball recruits transfer and it is a very specific study group and study period.
"Sports Illustrated analyzed the commitment and transfer trends of the top-100 men’s basketball recruits between 2007 and 2011, and found that among players who made verbal commitments three years or more prior to entering college, 48% of them (removing one-and-done players) transferred colleges. That is not a desirable outcome for student-athletes or for coaches."
The soccer number is much lower.
My misread. Good catch. Sorry to create confusion.
Where are the soccer stats that you are referring to? I would be interested to see the breakdown for each sports and for girls who commit freshman and sophomore years compared to junior/senior years. It would also be interesting to see how many girls commit and then decommit before even going to college.
Not sure why committing early would ever be a considered a good thing. It sounds much more like a necessary evil for some rather than something we should be bragging about. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/...-college-then-starting-9th-grade.html?hp&_r=0