They were recruiting Bluford as a back up plan. He didn't sign until we knew Jones was ineligible. Malou is probably another back up plan. i.e. if one of the Juco's is unable to make grades. He hasn't committed yet. When Bluford committed, we had an open scholorship for him at that point. See my point? No use speculating until he actually signs, or somebody decommits.
They must have a good idea that one of the jucos/a current player on this years team isn't gonna be on campus next year otherwise they wouldn't be recruiting him so hard right now. When they visited Bluford twice and he visited campus he ended up signing a couple days after he visited. The Malou recruitment has been the same exact pattern.