2015 Recruiting Season is in full swing
- Thread starter bbdude
- Start date
Blue shirt athlete– The practice of “over-signing†in the sport of NCAA Division I football has been around for a long time. However, until recently, colleges often worked through those over-signings by convincing a high school athlete to start out at a junior college and then transfer later on, or to delay their enrollment for a semester (“gray shirtâ€).
The “blue shirt†approach is basically the same as a “gray shirt†with one very significant difference. Whereas a gray shirt athlete is delaying their enrollment at the university until the Spring semester, a “blue shirt†will enroll in the Fall, and attend as a walk-on athlete without a scholarship for at least the first semester.
This will allow them to participate in practices, and perhaps even play in games as a true freshman, and then get a scholarship later on. As a walk-on during at least the first semester, they will postpone counting as an “initial counter†until the following academic year. In addition, if they come in as a non-recruited walk-on, this may present some advantages as well if they will be receiving non-athletic scholarships such as academic scholarships, or legacy scholarships.
http://informedathlete.com/old-shirt-new-shirt-red-shirt-blue-shirt
The “blue shirt†approach is basically the same as a “gray shirt†with one very significant difference. Whereas a gray shirt athlete is delaying their enrollment at the university until the Spring semester, a “blue shirt†will enroll in the Fall, and attend as a walk-on athlete without a scholarship for at least the first semester.
This will allow them to participate in practices, and perhaps even play in games as a true freshman, and then get a scholarship later on. As a walk-on during at least the first semester, they will postpone counting as an “initial counter†until the following academic year. In addition, if they come in as a non-recruited walk-on, this may present some advantages as well if they will be receiving non-athletic scholarships such as academic scholarships, or legacy scholarships.
http://informedathlete.com/old-shirt-new-shirt-red-shirt-blue-shirt
Last edited by a moderator:
shotime73
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2015
- Messages
- 6,344
i thought i read somewhere on 24/7 they have an in home visit tonight on locksley or did i read that wrong???
longhorn_mig
Rookie
- Joined
- Dec 11, 2013
- Messages
- 1,985
What about the possibility of playing baseball as well? Is there the possibility of being on a baseball scholarship and not counting against our football scholarships?
CBs starting to flip Big Blue too
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
— Twitter API (@twitterapi) November 7, 2011
Last edited by a moderator:
End up with Merrick only
Holy cow
"uh, Matt, about that, uh, ....gray-shirt, we have decided to ......"
Murray becomes 1st round pick in baseball, makes millions
Gentry wins the Heisman in two years
Locksley becomes an All-American WR
Last edited by a moderator:
primal defense
Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 4, 2013
- Messages
- 6,997
shotime73
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2015
- Messages
- 6,344
lol lol :lol: :lol:
End up with Merrick only
Holy cow
"uh, Matt, about that gray-shirt, we have decided to ......"
Murray becomes 1st round pick in baseball, makes millions
Gentry wins the Heisman in two years
Locksley becomes an All-American WR
I think the baseball rule is is that he can, of course, go straight from high school, but once he sits for a college class, he is there for 3 years (at least). Or, until he turns 21, whichever occurs first.
The JUCO rule for baseball is different but not in play here
Last edited by a moderator:
Epictetus
Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 20, 2013
- Messages
- 1,205
I'm getting a twinge in my gut over possibly losing Gentry. Kind of like the guy.
Perhaps Murray did us no favors after all with his looming potential as a Horn.
But then again, Harbaugh getting hired recently might have changed it anyhow no matter who else was potentially coming on board.
Wonder what Gentry has wanted to do all along? Man, these things change awfully quick after the holidays.
Would have been nice to have Swoopes, Heard, Gentry, Murray... four to compete, and stay.
tOSU ended up with three outstanding quarterbacks. It can be done. Where the 3rd guy can be just as big a winner when called upon.
A big stakes card game the next few days, on into the following week.
Perhaps Murray did us no favors after all with his looming potential as a Horn.
But then again, Harbaugh getting hired recently might have changed it anyhow no matter who else was potentially coming on board.
Wonder what Gentry has wanted to do all along? Man, these things change awfully quick after the holidays.
Would have been nice to have Swoopes, Heard, Gentry, Murray... four to compete, and stay.
tOSU ended up with three outstanding quarterbacks. It can be done. Where the 3rd guy can be just as big a winner when called upon.
A big stakes card game the next few days, on into the following week.
Last edited by a moderator:
It's ridiculous
Bama already has 7 committed 2015 DBs (including 2 five-star CBs). They also took 3 in 2014 (again, including 2 five-star CBs). In addition, Bama's depth chart shows the starters as a Jr (backed up by a soph and a Jr.) and a Soph (backed up by 5-star 2014 Tony Brown)
Last edited by a moderator:
shotime73
Well-known member
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2015
- Messages
- 6,344
texasdalton
Under Contract
- Joined
- Jan 14, 2014
- Messages
- 2,019
Better get coach rumph, strong, and Bedford to give that kid a call.
About Us
