Nobody can answer that for certain, but I certainly thought it was possible.
I don't know exactly what the rule is on the timing, but something was said about certain Universities using a Quarters system, and supposedly coach brought this up too, so because it came out like that, I think there was an element of this to the story.
This is not something one can prove though.
I'm okay with how it was handled by the coaching staff.
There were red flags for me that came up this summer, and so it worked out the best for everyone most likely.