Kevin Hart, a lineman from Nevada, gathered his entire school in the gymnasium to announce which college football program he’d be joining in the fall. Once all eyes and ears were on him, he announced his intention to attend the University of California.

Too bad nobody from Cal had ever heard of the kid: (Rivals.com via Detroit Free Press)

The Cal staff has had no contact whatsoever with Coach Hodges or Hart, and they have not visited him; nor has Hart been on a recruiting trip to any school.

This story is either hilarious or deeply depressing depending on where you are in your life. Seriously though, who picks a college without at least hitting up one open house?

The police are currently looking into the hoax. Whoever did this was good – they were able to convincingly portray Cal Coach, Jeff Tedford, which is no easy task. Hart chose Cal because of the close relationship he was forming with the faux-Tedford:

“(Berkeley coach Jeff Tedford) and I talked a lot, and the fact that the head coach did most of the recruiting of me kind of gave me that real personal experience,” Hart told local media after his announcement on Friday.

All I can really add at this point is: Shoulda been you Terrelle Pryor.

Update: The family gave a “recruiter” money. [ESPN] Yikes! He really doesn’t get how this whole “major college football program” thing works does he? They’re supposed to pay you. Not vica versa.

[Hat tip: SterlinSharpe]

[Detroit Free Press]

[Deadspin]