Committable 2019 offers?

I don't see the need to do what you guys are doing.

CPJ did his normal job putting the base class together. CGC did his normal job attracting top shelf players in a short amount of time. Both staffs did a great job retaining commitments during the transition. I don't see this class as either a CPJ class or a CGC class.

Looking back, the class will be judged on the quarterbacks and the late additions, how well they play. Then we will decide if it was good or bad, and why.
 
TechAKnee said:
Isn’t he a Dawg now?
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I thought that wasn't allowed? Skole is like 25 now, but I thought for FBS football you only get 5 years to play 4 and the clock starts within a year or two of graduating high school, with minimal exceptions like for Mormon missions.
 
OmnipoTech said:
I thought that wasn't allowed? Skole is like 25 now, but I thought for FBS football you only get 5 years to play 4 and the clock starts within a year or two of graduating high school, with minimal exceptions like for Mormon missions.
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Five years starts when you start college. Think Chris Weinke.
 
thwg said:
You made me go look. I did not know this.
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Interesting story. Considered a major bust in MLB but apparently athletic enough to play DB at UGA. Will be interesting to see if gets on the field as a DB. I’d be interested to know if he gave Tech a look when deciding to comeback.
 
thwg said:
Five years starts when you start college. Think Chris Weinke.
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Seems like a stupid way to set the rule. So I am ineligible to play now because I went to Tech directly out of high school, despite no time spent training or playing a sport since high school, but Skole who is the same age as me and has spent the last 8 years working out and competing as a professional athlete is considered a freshman with all of his eligibility left because he never picked up a book. Makes sense.
 
TechAKnee said:
Interesting story. Considered a major bust in MLB but apparently athletic enough to play DB at UGA. Will be interesting to see if gets on the field as a DB. I’d be interested to know if he gave Tech a look when deciding to comeback.
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He's a walk on at UGA, and only recorded a stat in one game last season, a single assist on a tackle against Austin Peay. Looks like a typical douchey UGA fan
 
This is a stupid rule. You should have four years of competition regardless of duration. Just limit athletic scholarship support to a max of five years.
 
thwg said:
Five years starts when you start college. Think Chris Weinke.
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The current rule (for Div I) is that you have 1 year to enroll in college following high school graduation. Once you enroll you have 5 years to play 4 years. The other divisions have less stringent requirements. For example, in Div III you have 4 years of eligibility but no timetable when you have to complete those 4 years.

So most of this board is still eligible for Division III football.
 
BrentwoodJacket said:
This is a stupid rule. You should have four years of competition regardless of duration. Just limit athletic scholarship support to a max of five years.
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They don't want to have "professional" college athletes: someone doesn't get a scholarship at age 18, so he takes a job that doesn't require a college degree, then tries out at a camp for coaches at age 19. That doesn't work, so he repeats at age 20, then 21, then 22, etc.
 
Didn't USCe have some dude around 40 on the team back in the early 2000's? Of course he was an ex-Ranger or something.

Like a lot of other things, people here really don't know jack shit about eligibility rules.
 
gtphd said:
They don't want to have "professional" college athletes: someone doesn't get a scholarship at age 18, so he takes a job that doesn't require a college degree, then tries out at a camp for coaches at age 19. That doesn't work, so he repeats at age 20, then 21, then 22, etc.
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I don't think many people would follow that path. If you are not good enough at 18, you probably are not good enough later. I can see someone signing and getting off track ala the Autry kid then coming back to play later.
The other possible scenario is the Smelter situation. You play another sport and then switch. You should have four years of eligibility in each sport and five total years of scholarship support.
 
So could we, once Wells leaves cause he is the man, recruit a former professional soccer player to kick for us?
 
gtphd said:
The current rule (for Div I) is that you have 1 year to enroll in college following high school graduation. Once you enroll you have 5 years to play 4 years. The other divisions have less stringent requirements. For example, in Div III you have 4 years of eligibility but no timetable when you have to complete those 4 years.

So most of this board is still eligible for Division III football.
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When did the rule change? I think Skole enrolled at UGA in 2017.
 
BuckNasty said:
Didn't USCe have some dude around 40 on the team back in the early 2000's? Of course he was an ex-Ranger or something.

Like a lot of other things, people here really don't know jack öööö about eligibility rules.
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It was a recent change. Prior to that the clock started as soon as you enrolled, so if you never enrolled in college, e.g. Weinke, you could still play. That’s no longer the case.

https://www.athleticscholarships.net/question/am-i-too-old-to-play-college-sports

There is an age limit for NCAA Division I and II sports. The NCAA allows a one year grace period after high school graduation for DI and II schools. One year after your high school class graduates is when your eligibility will start to be affected in all sports except for hockey, skiing and tennis. The eligibility clock does not start for hockey players and skiers until after their 21st birthday. Tennis players start losing eligibility 6 months after they graduate high school.

The NCAA gives you 5 years to compete in 4 seasons athletically, with the fifth year being a red-shirt year.
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Here’s a link. It’s worth noting that it varies by sport, but the above applies to football and basketball.
 
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gtphd said:
The current rule (for Div I) is that you have 1 year to enroll in college following high school graduation. Once you enroll you have 5 years to play 4 years. The other divisions have less stringent requirements. For example, in Div III you have 4 years of eligibility but no timetable when you have to complete those 4 years.

So most of this board is still eligible for Division III football.
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To correct this, you don’t have to enroll in college, but if you don’t, you still burn a year of eligibility as if you did.

Also I remember reading (but can’t find supporting links) that there are exceptions for religious missions, military service, and high school injury.
 
gtphd said:
To correct this, you don’t have to enroll in college, but if you don’t, you still burn a year of eligibility as if you did.

Also I remember reading (but can’t find supporting links) that there are exceptions for religious missions, military service, and high school injury.
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May not still be the case, but I have seen info on a couple of "sports schools" like IMG that had 1 year post-high school programs that did not count against college eligibility. So a player who needed polishing could finish high school, do a year of post-grad sports training and still have full college eligibility remaining. But the post-grad year had to be completed within one year of HS graduation. That is what a recruiter told me last Fall.
 
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