Player Dismissals (Effects on Schollys)

It's just 1 less of the total 85, can still only bring in 25 total new scholarship players every academic year

Sorry if this information is common knowledge I just really am clueless about this sort of stuff.

How come Tennessee had like 34 recruits in the 2014 class? is that because they had 9 under 25 the yr before?

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It's just 1 less of the total 85, can still only bring in 25 total new scholarship players every academic year

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Cool, I had been wondering this as well.

So if we have more than 25 guys sign for this year of recruiting, but we have some EE's, we would be in the clear?

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There are exceptions to the 25 per class with back counting and who knows what else.

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As I remember it from a lively discussion a few yrs ago...

There are NCAA rules and there are SEC rules which are tighter, hence, the 25 per year limit.

If I get this correct, you can backcount back one year. So if you were 3 short this year you can make it up in next class. This is also SEC rule.

I will defer on the EE rule but I do remember that you have to have room on your roster for them in the current year. Graduating seniors are still on roster I believe for Spring Semester so you have to have transfers, dismissals, academic casualties, etc. I could easily be wrong on this one.

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How come Tennessee had like 34 recruits in the 2014 class?

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Over-signing?

"Football teams are only permitted to enroll 25 scholarship athletes per calendar year and can only have 85 scholarship players on their team at any given time. This doesn't stop teams from signing more than their allotment of players.

Teams over-sign for a variety of reasons. Some players will not qualify academically and will never step foot onto campus. Some coaches were not able to sign 25 prospects the year before and are trying to make up for it. Other schools are trying to add depth to their teams in years where there is a large number of quality recruits.

Regardless of reason, here is how oversigning works:

A team must sign less than its allotment of 25 scholarship players the year before.
Extra players must enroll in December, prior to National Signing Day, and be on campus for the Spring semester.
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Any team that exceeds the maximum 25 scholarships, must have additional players grey shirt.
Over-signing allows teams to build depth. It also allows schools to prepare for potential academic casualties. It is a practice that has been around, particularly in Southern schools, for years. It will not be going away any time soon.

These additional players do indirectly affect a team's recruiting class ranking. While not all players are counted toward the ranking, the weaker prospects are hidden by the stronger ones. This can give an inaccurate representation of the overall quality of a class.

Even teams that are not oversigned encourage players to enroll early if their are scholarships available.

Not only does it give those players the opportunity to get a head start on the system, conditioning, college experience, but any player that enrolls in December will not count towards a teams 25 annual scholarships. Technically, scholarships for early entries belong to the previous year's class.

This allows teams to get a maximum on how many players they can over-sign the next year."

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I don't think so. It always seems like the 25 doesn't mean anything. Teams find ways around it. The only number that matters is the 85.

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The key word there was academic year. You can count guys in the same signing class in different "years" considering WHEN they enroll. There is most definitely a limit to the number of guys you can bring in though per a year (25).