Could LSU get some former players to transfer back with the new COVID rule

The pump guy knows all.

Marcel Brooks falls in that category. If this season's eligibility doesn't count, then he should be able to transfer back without it ever showing he played somewhere else.

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and bypass the 25 new enroller cap? If I recall, if a player signed with you and then left and came back, they didn't count against the 25 scholly limit since they already counted for the school once.

Is that true or was that just if they went JUCO?

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An athlete only counts once against the initial numbers, so if, say Brooks returns, he wouldn't count the current 25 a second time.

I'm about as sure about this as you can be about anything in that book. It pretty much flows from the definition of the terms. Initial counter is defined as someone who receives countable financial aid for the first time at an institution. It's not your first time if you were already an initial counter and returned.

It's also true of the 25 limit on LOI signings (yes, it's a different limit from initial counter limit). You only count the first time you sign a valid one with a school. So if you sign one that doesn't qualify, while he counts, if he signs with you again after JC, you don't have to count him against the future class.

If they come back they will only count against the 85 (or 81 in our case). They don't penalize the 25 class.

Marcel and Ika would be welcome "opt-backs."