Pittsburgh mo ---
Recruiting info is cloudy, full of lies, and people that want to take your $$$. Don't believe them.
Bcubs has it right. The KID has to call the school... He can send emails, but they can't respond. (show tape). Twitter/Instagram is a communication loophole. He needs a twitter or instagram. DM's don't count as email... Face time doesn't count as a phone call... Basically, the rules exist so the schools don't destroy the kid's life.. But HE is allowed to initiate contact - on his terms.
At his young age... He still has time to compete in The Opening(Do that). Don't go to meet market camps. Only go to to camps run by the school he has targeted, so he can be properly checked out... It takes, at LEAST, 4 coaches to be onboard for a D1 offer.
Never give a penny to recruiting sites. They only work for D2/D3... There are recruiting organizations, that work FOR the schools. FREE to you. They are paid(by the schools) for finding recruits that can play at an FBS level. They don't BS, and they risk their reputation($$) if they sign off on a sub par recruit. DM me.. I'll give you the Northeast Contact, for an organization that is basically a paid scout(by the schools) for 130 FBS schools...
Also. You may love the kid, but don't blow smoke up his arse... It is DIFFICULT, to be recognized by the big programs. He's competing against 250,000 kids to get his next gig.. Love him up, but don't feed him false hope. He may very well get it, but you have to keep it real, to not break the kids heart. It's hard to make that jump. Encourage him, all the way. ;-) DM me, for the national scout, info, and best of luck.