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re: 2016 Arkansas Recruiting Thread - Football & Basketball Commits
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:56 pm to ocelot4ark
Posted on 2/3/16 at 10:56 pm to ocelot4ark
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I mean... A graduate transfer is definitely better than nothing. But it's not going to feed the redshirt program
Why not? Grad comes in providing instant depth allowing underclassmen to redshirt.
Posted on 2/3/16 at 11:02 pm to Ray Penpillage
Exactly. I'd rather have a grad transfer come in and play backup or on special teams and keep a redshirt on a freshman. If we get lucky with a grad transfer, maybe we get a starter or someone who contributes in a rotation.
A grad transfer who contributes and replaces someone who transfers out of the program is a net gain. And if they only have one year of eligibility, we get that scholarship back the very next year and the redshirt we kept on a freshman comes off and we have someone with a year in there program who can step up while we redshirt the new recruit.
But this relies on us getting a good grad transfer. There's still work to be done and there's still a risk it doesn't work out.
A grad transfer who contributes and replaces someone who transfers out of the program is a net gain. And if they only have one year of eligibility, we get that scholarship back the very next year and the redshirt we kept on a freshman comes off and we have someone with a year in there program who can step up while we redshirt the new recruit.
But this relies on us getting a good grad transfer. There's still work to be done and there's still a risk it doesn't work out.
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