re: Quinton Cage (DB) Transfers to LSU via Nicholls

nice player

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please show this designation in the NCAA recruiting manual.

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Are you saying there is no difference from a players perspective if you have to try out for a team vs being actively recruited with a guaranteed spot on the roster?

Especially when you have other scholarship offers in hand? If you don’t understand the security in that, that’s on you

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Please define what a PWO is

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Its a term used to ruffle your feathers.

Just curious, what is his listed size and weight? What star rating was he coming out of high school and was he passed over due to size? Kid looks like a baller. Could be a great addition. Welcome aboard Pig.

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I have said for years that the poor quality of tackling in college and the NFL is inexcusable. Watch a rugby game to see what tackling really looks like. This kid looks to be a 100% committed form tackler on every play. I love it.

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He also does a great job of not leading with his helmet.

Walk on. Hoping to earn a scholly later

Darren Evans joined the team days before the season started and wasn't expected to play as much as he did but injuries and opt outs bumped him up. Couple that with a coaching job that made Rocks and Sting look like JV players and you realize that wasn't all on him. That being said it would have been nice if Evans had gone the PWO route too but we had Norwalk depth most of last year.

My new favorite player

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please show this designation in the NCAA recruiting manual.

Dumber shite

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Everything doesn’t have to be defined in the NCAA manual to exist.

A preferred walk-on is simply an invited walk-in that is allowed to participate in early fall camp. Schools are allowed 105 players when players report. There are 85 scholarship players, so the additional players are “preferred walkons.”

It’s not a complicated matter.

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Quinton Cage (DB) Transfers to LSU via Nicholls
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please show this designation in the NCAA recruiting manual.


A preferred walk-on is simply an invited walk-in that is allowed to participate in early fall camp. Schools are allowed 105 players when players report. There are 85 scholarship players, so the additional players are “preferred walkons.”

It’s not a complicated matter.

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Not all 20 players above the 85 limit are "preferred " as you call them. These players are either non scholarship team members are non scholarship players with guaranteed roster spots.

RECRUITING RULES
NCAA PREFERRED WALK-ON: DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?

“NCAA Preferred Walk-on” is a term that is frequently seen on social media when a high-school athlete announces that they have accepted a “preferred walk-on” offer from a University’s coaching staff.



What exactly is an NCAA Preferred Walk-on? That term actually means nothing more than whatever that coaching staff intends it to mean.

At one university, an NCAA Preferred Walk-on may be guaranteed a spot on the team roster, while at another university, it may only mean that the athlete doesn’t have to go through an open tryout to participate in early Fall practices after classes begin.

What is more important for an NCAA Preferred Walk-on is whether they are considered “recruited” to their university team.

This can be an important factor in their opportunity to be immediately eligible if they decide to transfer after a year or two to a Division I program. For certain sports, it can mean the difference between being immediately eligible for competition and a scholarship at their new university, or serving a “year in residence” before they can compete.