Here are the nuts and bolts of this story: A high school senior in Nevada lied to school officials and to his parents about getting recruited to play football at several Division I colleges.

Questions were raised when the colleges claimed that he was never recruited by them. The student, Kevin Hart, then claimed that a middle-man recruiter conned him into thinking that he was being courted by these college football programs. Hart even went so far as to file a report with local law enforcement.

The story gained national attention. With a seasoned bunch of reporters on the story, Hart began to crack, and eventually admitted to making up the story.

Now Hart may face serious trouble. The NCAA, the Lyon County sheriff's office and the local school system have opened investigations, according to the story.

Hart is 18, so he will likely be charged as an adult. (Can you say filing a false police report?)

There is plenty of blame to go around. Once again, schools have misplaced their priorities. They were wrong to  give this much attention to one student’s athletic achievements. It borders on favoritism. I doubt that the school would have held an assembly for a student who got a full academic scholarship. I thought that academics was still a priority at the high school level?

In this case, the school, and Hart, have major egg on their face, and rightfully so. I can’t say that I’m sorry to see them both embarrassed. Hart should be embarrassed for lying. The school should be embarrassed for not checking its facts.

What about the high school coach who was pictured standing right next to the student at the press conference/pep rally? Didn’t he ever question why he did not receive any phone calls from the football programs?

And what’s up with Hart’s parents who appeared to have been aware of an “exchange” of money between their son and this mysterious recruiter?

Now Kevin Hart’s name is mud, and his lies have potentially gotten him into hot water. Hope he can fall back on the “education” he received in high school. [I think he missed the lesson on telling the truth.] One thing is for sure, this is a lesson he will not soon forget.