It had been my understanding that sims threw offers and effort out on Day 1, then waited for signings. If that's true, maybe the holdup is on the recruit's side?
Here's a D2 example: This sim team has 3 offers sitting out there on Naismith, no signings:
Paine . Paine is the only school any of those 3 recruits are considering - could there be other schools active but haven't been considered yet?