Tandaian No. 1 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Eliminating the 25 initial counters College coaches are also adjusting to the NCAA doing away with the initial counter scholarship limit for two years. Previously, coaches were not only limited to 85 total scholarships, but also 25 initial counters in each class -- transfers and high school prospects, even if a program was under the 85 limit. The NCAA created a waiver to allow coaches to go over that 25 annual limit by up to seven scholarships based on the number of players they had transfer out, but now the rule is gone altogether for two years. "It's going to help a lot, it was needed. It will make it that much easier for schools to get back to the 85 total scholarships," a Big Ten assistant said. "When new coaches come in, sometimes they can't catch up because they're limited. With the transfer portal, you can't predict who's leaving or what's going to happen, so this makes it a little easier because roster management is so difficult right now." Prior to the transfer-portal era, it wasn't as much of an issue; most of the 25 initials were going to high school prospects. Once the NCAA allowed players the opportunity to transfer one time without having to sit out a year, it became more and more popular to leave the school they started at. But if a school brought in eight transfers who are able to play right away, that leaves room for only 17 high school recruits. The issue is if a team has more players transfer out than transfer in, and is under the 85 total limit. That hurts depth and future development, and can impact a program negatively if they aren't able to fill spots because of that annual limit. Getting rid of the 25 will allow coaches to get back to the numbers they need and will also likely give more high school prospects opportunities and scholarships that were previously being eliminated by restrictions in numbers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 2 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I am OK with this since they are below the 85 total, but boy there will be some very young teams when you take 32 in a year! 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marsh No. 3 Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 9:16 AM, Charles Fischer said: but boy there will be some very young teams when you take 32 in a year! Probably not that young ... We would probably see a lot of scholarships "recycled" through the transfer portal. This could be a very good thing because the biggest problem with the transfer portal right now is that there are a lot of student athletes entering it and very few find a new home. Transfer Portal Will Be a Disaster For Student-Athletes FISHDUCK.COM College football is more complicated than ever, especially when it comes to recruiting and the transfer portal... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 4 Share Posted June 6, 2022 David...I LOVE IT when you refer to a FishDuck article as a reference source. Especially when it is yours! 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duck 1972 No. 5 Share Posted June 6, 2022 I don't like it or am I missing something. What's going to stop the big boys from stockpiling players. That's what the limit was supposed to stop and did which created some kind of parity in CFB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 6 Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 12:27 PM, Duck 1972 said: What's going to stop the big boys from stockpiling players. You can only have 85 on scholarship per year. So if you lose a ton to the portal...you can sign up to 32 to replace them up the to the 85 total. 1 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 7 Share Posted June 6, 2022 Do you think this means fewer high school kids get D1 schollies? Is the portal eating up spots for the HS recruit, or is it all working out in the end? What are all y'all thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
