Roquan Smith has made a decision, and he's sticking with it.

Or so he says.

Smith, a heralded linebacker prospect who announced his plans to attend UCLA as part of the "ESPNU National Signing Day Special" last week, announced his new choice to play at Georgia on Friday.

By now, you've probably heard of how Smith was recruited to UCLA by defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, who left the school soon after signing day to join the Atlanta Falcons.

News leaked of the NFL interest in Ulbrich before Smith delivered his paperwork to UCLA.

And now, he has said he plans to forget about the letter of intent, opting instead to signing a financial aid agreement with UGA -- scholarship papers, if you will. Essentially, it binds the school to Smith in similar fashion as the letter of intent while leaving him with leverage to change his mind anytime before he is scheduled to join the Bulldogs at the open of practice in August.

Actually, if Smith wanted to sign financial aid agreements with multiple schools, no problem. He could lock down scholarships at UCLA, Georgia, Michigan, Texas A&M and whoever else sent him the documents, then drag his decision through the summer.

Sound crazy, even revolutionary?

Well, in the fall of 2013, running back Dalvin Cook signed scholarship papers with Florida, Miami and Florida State before choosing to enroll at FSU in January 2014 en route to a spectacular season as a true freshman this past fall.

Tennessee receiver Josh Malone signed with the Volunteers, Clemson, Georgia and Florida State. Alabama safety Laurence "Hootie" Jones signed with LSU in addition to the Crimson Tide.

Others shunned the letter of intent for various reasons.

Smith's decision gained headlines because of his televised signing day announcement, the ill-timed revelation of Ulbrich's departure and our social-media-driven news cycle that thrives on pronouncements of groundbreaking, game-changing events.

More elite prospects likely will brush aside the letter of intent, some perhaps enlightened by the attention Smith's ordeal has provided.

It makes sense for those who can get away with it -- the best of the best. Smith was the No. 2 outside linebacker nationally in the Class of 2015, as rated by ESPN RecruitingNation. Last year, Cook was the third-rated running back.

Schools would accept their signatures scrawled in ketchup on a napkin and save a scholarship until August.

For the three-star prospect with four scholarship offers -- which are far more numerous than recruits such as Smith -- they'll hang on to that letter of intent. The traditional path to a football scholarship remains the safest and most logical.