The Big Programs have always done that
Saban has been using roster management since he got there
The last Ohio State Coach publicly said that he used to get rid of the bottom 6-8 players each off-season to keep the Team focused and motivated and to keep the talent level as high as possible
The big boys will run off an additional 7 Players, then sign 7 additional Recruits from HS therefore weakening the bottom half of the Top25 by taking HS Players that in a normal year they wouldn't have room for
Let's use the Top8 for example, 8 X 7 = 56
That's 56 Players from HS that are upper three star and higher that will end up making the rich even richer
Amazing that we have an NCAA Director that makes 7 Figures each year and can't see how decisions like this hurt the Parity among the Teams in the power five conferences