re: I think our staff is being careful…

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But you can spring with as many as you like.

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15.5.6.3 Exceptions. [FBS/FCS]
15.5.6.3.1 Midyear Replacement. The financial aid of a counter who graduates at midyear or who graduates
during the previous academic year (including summer) may be provided to another student-athlete and the replaced
student-athlete shall not be a counter for the remainder of that academic year. In bowl subdivision football, an
institution may use the midyear replacement exception only if it previously has provided financial aid during that
academic year to the maximum number of overall counters (85 total counters)

That's the rule. You can only replace what you've lost up to 85 at any time.
What it means
Kids that are seniors that haven't graduated and still on scholarship count towards the 85 max number even in the spring. You can never go above 85 scholarships. Not ever. Hence
All the talk about being against the numbers
Kids being asked to pay their own way for a semester
Why schools don't have 100 kids in the spring and just cut to get to 85 in the summer.

Not picking on you personally just tired of this notion that we can have any amount we want during the spring as arsenal to further the "what is our portal strategy" debate. We don't have room to go balls out and take any kid we choose. But I'm sure we will have some genius come argue against the actual rule because a message board poster told them so.