Actually, Jimmy, you can make a strong argument that what ND did is immoral to the core. This is a Catholic school, espousing strong Christian values and trying to change the world.
What they failed to do here is practice the Golden Rule.
Even if it is business as usual in big time college football, the behavior of the institution that is ND in this situation is no less than disgusting, unethical and, yes, even immoral. Even if a recruiting advantage would have been lost -- and it would have been -- ND could have -- and should have -- waited until Cincinnati finished is season. It was the only right and moral thing to do.
For Kelley, no surprise. For ND, I guess no surprise either.
As a Catholic, I am so happy I never had any desire ever to even apply to the place and happier still that none of my kids did. It has nothing special to offer at all. It only pretends to.