Why is it you mention Texas, Ohio, Notre Dame and USC when mentioning NCAA sanctions - but not the ucla basketball teams under Wooden?
It was a general question about the NCAA, and I took the most recent examples to make my point. I was in a football context, so I listed the top football schools.

Regarding the basketball starting lineup, is it feasible that Love could move to the power forward and Mata remain at center?
I don’t think putting Love at the four and Mata at center is what the coaching staff thinks will give UCLA its best lineup. I also don’t think Love is coming to UCLA to play power forward, and that is not where he will best be utilized.

Aren't all commitments non-binding, at this point? Why is this one being differentiated?
Indeed, all commitments are non-binding, but usually within a few hours of making a commitment, a player does not say he is still open to being recruited and then lists schools he’d like to still visit.

Brigham Harwell seemed a bit overweight and slow last season. Is he in better condition this season, is he being challanged for the postion?
I don’t think he was overweight, but for the second year in a row he was having problems with his ankle. He looks like he has good feet now, but he needs to make it through training camp without his usual dings. He can be a standout player if he is healthy, but he needs to remain healthy.

What brought about this new recruiting philosophy from the staff? I don't recall the staff ever pressuring recruits to commit before. Whose decision was it to employ this tactic?
I think UCLA is trying to be more aggressive in recruiting, and that begins with identifying players early on and going strong after them. That philosophy started a few years ago with Eric Bieniemy, and just continued. It allows UCLA to be done with the majority of its recruiting by the time the season arrives, But the danger, to me, is that enough scholarships are not available in case other players, who may be more talented, want to wait until late in the process and make a decision.
And if 90 percent of the scholarships are used by the beginning of September, how hard can a staff push someone who, originally, was not interested in UCLA, but all of a sudden becomes interested because of a great season.
As for the decision to employ this tactic, to me, it comes from Dorrell. He runs the program, so if he doesn’t like decisions and actions, he should change them.