CaptainPlanet
Rookie
Choices: Alabama, LSU, Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Oregon, or Auburn
(school) appeared content to wait for Wilson?s decision, but an appearance by Madisonville (Ky.) North Hopkins safety Jeremy Clark at the school's summer camp last week gave the (school) a very competent fall back in case Wilson decided to take his talents elsewhere.
The 6-4, 205-pound Clark saw recruiting interest spike dramatically when he started attending college camps earlier this month. (school) was so impressed with Clark?s performance in (city) last Tuesday that they offered to have him come in on a scholarship in January of 2013. The offer would be valid for the start of the 2012-13 school year if Wilson picked one of his other finalists.
Although Clark had already received scholarship offers from (some) programs, he jumped at the grayshirt opportunity at (school) within a day of receiving it. Asked if future offers from other schools to come in with the 2012 class could change his mind, Clark responded: "This is 100% for me.?
(school) now looks at a situation where it could take Wilson in 2012 and have its free safety spot in the 2013 class already addressed with Clark?s commitment. If Wilson picks (school a or school b), then Clark will assume the class of 2012 free safety scholarship and the (school) can recruit the position in 2013 again if it chooses.
What is grayshirting?
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/08/scarbinsky_late_grayshirts_a_b.html
In Division I college football this practice is known as "grayshirting" and, unfortunately, there are universities that sanction this activity. The universities, with full knowledge of what they are doing, extend more athletic scholarships than they have. These schools play roulette with the lives of talented young people. If they run out of scholarships, too bad. The letter-of-intent signed by the university the previous February is voided. Technically, it's legal to do this. Morally, it is reprehensible.
Associated with "grayshirting" -- and equally disgusting -- is the nefarious practice of prematurely ending student-athletes' scholarships. Some are just not renewed even though the student-athlete is doing what is asked of him.
Here is a hint to what school this is:
Last May, (school) admitted to four major violations in the football program and disputed a fifth alleged by the NCAA's enforcement staff. (school) argued its case Aug. 14 in Seattle before the Committee on Infractions. The committee, in a ruling, it found (school) guilty of a fifth -- but amended -- violation
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...ernard.machen.letter/index.html#ixzz1QZWZ5Lhi
(school) appeared content to wait for Wilson?s decision, but an appearance by Madisonville (Ky.) North Hopkins safety Jeremy Clark at the school's summer camp last week gave the (school) a very competent fall back in case Wilson decided to take his talents elsewhere.
The 6-4, 205-pound Clark saw recruiting interest spike dramatically when he started attending college camps earlier this month. (school) was so impressed with Clark?s performance in (city) last Tuesday that they offered to have him come in on a scholarship in January of 2013. The offer would be valid for the start of the 2012-13 school year if Wilson picked one of his other finalists.
Although Clark had already received scholarship offers from (some) programs, he jumped at the grayshirt opportunity at (school) within a day of receiving it. Asked if future offers from other schools to come in with the 2012 class could change his mind, Clark responded: "This is 100% for me.?
(school) now looks at a situation where it could take Wilson in 2012 and have its free safety spot in the 2013 class already addressed with Clark?s commitment. If Wilson picks (school a or school b), then Clark will assume the class of 2012 free safety scholarship and the (school) can recruit the position in 2013 again if it chooses.
What is grayshirting?
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/08/scarbinsky_late_grayshirts_a_b.html
In Division I college football this practice is known as "grayshirting" and, unfortunately, there are universities that sanction this activity. The universities, with full knowledge of what they are doing, extend more athletic scholarships than they have. These schools play roulette with the lives of talented young people. If they run out of scholarships, too bad. The letter-of-intent signed by the university the previous February is voided. Technically, it's legal to do this. Morally, it is reprehensible.
Associated with "grayshirting" -- and equally disgusting -- is the nefarious practice of prematurely ending student-athletes' scholarships. Some are just not renewed even though the student-athlete is doing what is asked of him.
Here is a hint to what school this is:
Last May, (school) admitted to four major violations in the football program and disputed a fifth alleged by the NCAA's enforcement staff. (school) argued its case Aug. 14 in Seattle before the Committee on Infractions. The committee, in a ruling, it found (school) guilty of a fifth -- but amended -- violation
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...ernard.machen.letter/index.html#ixzz1QZWZ5Lhi
