re: Florida Transfers

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Any that sign by the February NSD count towards this year. After that they count towards next year.

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The date an NLOI or aid agreement is signed does not control which academic year's 25 signings limit or 25 initial counters limit a player counts toward. The academic term that the aid will be initially provided by the school and received by the player is what determines that.

Any signed NLOI or aid agreement specifying that the initial countable scholarship is for the fall term of the 2020-21 academic year or an earlier term (e.g., spring or summer of the 2019-20 academic year) will count toward the 2020-21 academic year's 25 signings limit, unless there are unused 2019-20 academic year (prior-cycle) signing limit spots which the player, as an early enrollee, can be counted against. Regardless of whether they're HS players or grad, undergrad or juco transfers, there aren't any exception provisions in the NCAA Bylaws that would enable counting them "forward" against the 2021-22 academic year's 25 signings limit. Ability to count transfers "forward" is a myth that's been perpetuated on message boards. The only option available anymore for deferring counting toward a future academic year's 25 limits is to defer the receipt of initial financial aid (initial enrollment on an athletic scholarship); which is commonly called greyshirting.