Recruiting and offers....

[Junkhead]

I haven't really followed recruiting much until the past 2 years. Question is, how many offers do they throw out, and what if more offers are accepted than scholarships are available. Do they just assume many or most will be turned down? Any insight is appreciated.

 

[GoshenGipper]

A school can offer as many as they want, but they can only have 85 players on scholarship, and 25 per year unless the previous year had less than 25 in the recruiting class. Then they can accept more to cover the empty slots from the year brfore.

The colleges that do this assume that most will not commit, but if one of their lesser targets try to they will often slow play them, or let them commit, but then later pull their scholarship if a bigger target wants to commit.

 

[ShivaIrish]

A school can offer as many as they want, but they can only have 85 players on scholarship, and 25 per year unless the previous year had less than 25 in the recruiting class. Then they can accept more to cover the empty slots from the year brfore.

Doesn't that only work in regard to early entries (that can be counted as part of the previous class)?

 

[TexasNDFan]

Well at certain positions the coaches know how many commits they will take, much like a couple of years ago where Weis extended three QB offers for two spots, which left Mustain as the odd man out. While at certain spots like DL, they will extend offers to as many kids they think will get in and will fit the defense, hoping they can get enough guys that can contribute right away.

 

[Freeman Ara]

A school can offer as many as they want, but they can only have 85 players on scholarship, and 25 per year unless the previous year had less than 25 in the recruiting class. Then they can accept more to cover the empty slots from the year brfore.

The colleges that do this assume that most will not commit, but if one of their lesser targets try to they will often slow play them, or let them commit, but then later pull their scholarship if a bigger target wants to commit.

I don't think you'll see Weis pull any scholarships from committed players. He easily could have last year with Mustain, when Mustain basically said he wanted to come to ND after he had verballed to Arkansas Weis told him no he was only taking two QB's ( that and he was already heavily recruiting JC). I don't think Weis is going to screw over any kids that commit to him.