In the initial articles that came out about this, it said the former coach(es?) involved worked with him before he was at Utah, so I don’t think it was the Griffeths - though I’m sure they were interviewed for the investigation at some point.
She’s the #1 recruit, and the top schools were very aggressive in recruiting her - so those programs and coaches did believe she’d be a game changer for them. Especially the extent to which Florida was recruiting her, when they already have six incredible gymnasts coming in in that same class...