We appear to have had Bogle and now Summerall enter the transfer portal. That doesn't mean they will definitely leave, but if they enter the portal it is probably more likely than not that they are gone. I'm betting those two won't be the only ones and we will see more defections. We previously had two other leave as well -- Kimbrough and a defensive end.
One thing to consider about portal defections is how it will affect the overall roster and open up spots for transfers into the program. The 85 total scholarship limit per year still remains -- so each scholly player leaving opens up another one of the 85 total we have available. (Or at least I think the limit will be 85 for 2022 unless the COVID "free year" rule affects the 85 limit.) However, there is also the rule which limits each team to 25 new counters per year.
What happens if you lose a substantial number of players to the portal and have already hit or are close to the 25 initial counters for the year? To help make up possible transfer defections, the 25 "new signees per year" limit has therefore been changed for the 2022 signing class. The NCAA passed a rule, initially in effect for just the 2022 signing class but maybe made permanent if it works out well, that allows up to 7 transfers into your program that don't count against your initial counters for that year. So for each guy we lose to the portal, up to 7, we get a "free" transfer that doesn't count toward the 25 total signing limit for the year.
This rule might open up a substantial number of extra new slots for Napier to take more transfers into the program. I forget how many scholarships we have to give this year before we hit the 85 cap -- I think maybe we had 22 or 23 available for 2022 before these two guys entered the portal? And maybe the number of transfer portal free counters is increased to 4 already because we lost Kimbrough and another defensive end? We could still run into the 85 limit problem and not get up to 7 transfers, but as long as we stay at or below the 85 we could potentially take up to 32 total combined transfers and new signees (new signees still limited to 25) if we have 7 guys transfer out. This could prove to be important if some players just aren't good fits for Napier's offense and whatever defense we play under the new DC.
I'm pretty sure that is how the rule will work this year. I've linked to an article in The Athletic addressing it. Somebody correct me if I've got this wrong.
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One thing to consider about portal defections is how it will affect the overall roster and open up spots for transfers into the program. The 85 total scholarship limit per year still remains -- so each scholly player leaving opens up another one of the 85 total we have available. (Or at least I think the limit will be 85 for 2022 unless the COVID "free year" rule affects the 85 limit.) However, there is also the rule which limits each team to 25 new counters per year.
What happens if you lose a substantial number of players to the portal and have already hit or are close to the 25 initial counters for the year? To help make up possible transfer defections, the 25 "new signees per year" limit has therefore been changed for the 2022 signing class. The NCAA passed a rule, initially in effect for just the 2022 signing class but maybe made permanent if it works out well, that allows up to 7 transfers into your program that don't count against your initial counters for that year. So for each guy we lose to the portal, up to 7, we get a "free" transfer that doesn't count toward the 25 total signing limit for the year.
This rule might open up a substantial number of extra new slots for Napier to take more transfers into the program. I forget how many scholarships we have to give this year before we hit the 85 cap -- I think maybe we had 22 or 23 available for 2022 before these two guys entered the portal? And maybe the number of transfer portal free counters is increased to 4 already because we lost Kimbrough and another defensive end? We could still run into the 85 limit problem and not get up to 7 transfers, but as long as we stay at or below the 85 we could potentially take up to 32 total combined transfers and new signees (new signees still limited to 25) if we have 7 guys transfer out. This could prove to be important if some players just aren't good fits for Napier's offense and whatever defense we play under the new DC.
I'm pretty sure that is how the rule will work this year. I've linked to an article in The Athletic addressing it. Somebody correct me if I've got this wrong.
NCAA D-I Council approves 1-year signing limits waiver to account for transfers
The NCAA D-I Council approved a one-year waiver of initial counter limits to allow schools to replace up to seven football transfers.
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