Keep in mind, visits aren’t always to show interest. Sometimes coaches send players to other campuses for various reasons, to hear back what their pitch is, to see what they are saying to negatively recruit your school, and most importantly to watch other recruits(or commits), basically to keep an eye on them.
Exhibit A: does anyone think or fear Wayna flipping to Ga, or do you think he was there to keep an eye on Pappoe?
Every (smart) recruiting staff does this, including Bama and Pruitt. Of course the prospect will tell that school they are interested in order to gain the invite. Richt would send Trenton Thompson if any Ga recruit was visiting another school. Who tells the #1 recruit no? I’m not saying any particular recruit (just chose this thread randomly ftr) but don’t believe everything a recruit says. Pruitt knows this if anyone does.