now that he is going to prep for the year we dont have to offer now.... we cant wait and see how the rest of this year plays out recruiting in the next 2-3 months and then offer in July if need be for next year.
It won't matter if he still wants to go to school for engineering. Which I believe was said earlier in this thread.
Just checked a list of the top engineering schools -- I guess if he's prepping he's trying to attract Stanford, Cal, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Illinois, Texas, USC, etc. If that's his plan, good luck to him, and hopefully he already has a promise from somewhere on the condition that he preps first.