Roster - what does this mean for current seniors

[Exit 4]

So what does suspending the fall season mean for current seniors and grad students in their final year of eligibility? It seems UConn believes they will be granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA, although I don't think that has been publicly discussed yet by the NCAA itself (let me know if I am wrong).

Seniors for the fall 2020 season:
1) Kevin Mensah
2) Jay Rose
3) Ryan Van Demark
4) Dillon Harris
5) DJ Morgan (Grad School - second year / final year of eligibility under ordinary circumstances)
6) Omar Fortt
7) Kyle Williams (Grad School - first year / final year of eligibility under ordinary circumstances)
8) Diamond Harrell
9) Brian Keating

So who on this list is going to stick around for 2021, that's the big question. And by sticking around, that means gaining entrance to a UConn grad program which has not been an assured thing in the past as the grad program seems less willing to bend on entrance requirements. At the moment I really have no idea who will stay and who will move on.

And then we have red shirt juniors to consider as well. RS Juniors have the same issue: need to secure entrance to a grad program to stick around.
1) Micah Leon
2) Cameron Hairston
3) Andrew Torres Silva
4) Caleb Thomas
5) TJ Gardner
6) Ian Swenson
7) Robert King
8) Abiola Olaniyan
9) Luke Magliozzi

We have 6 unused scholarships. We have accepted 14 verbal commitments thus far for 2021. To make that work, least 8 kids from the above list of 18 would have to move on.

My original expectation was for a class of 22 leaving a little room for transfers in the summer of 2021. Now we'll have to see how the fall plays out. Some of these graduating seniors are very likely to stick around for 2021 reducing our slots for new kids.

 

[Buffett10]

A lot of kids could do what injured Ivy kids do and drop out for the yr so they wouldn’t need to apply to grad school

 

[uchusky32]

Go pro? Hope the NCAA grants them another yesr . Play some football and work on some courses.

 

[Watchdog]

So what does suspending the fall season mean for current seniors and grad students in their final year of eligibility? It seems UConn believes they will be granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA, although I don't think that has been publicly discussed yet by the NCAA itself (let me know if I am wrong).

Seniors for the fall 2020 season:
1) Kevin Mensah
2) Jay Rose
3) Ryan Van Demark
4) Dillon Harris
5) DJ Morgan (Grad School - second year / final year of eligibility under ordinary circumstances)
6) Omar Fortt
7) Kyle Williams (Grad School - first year / final year of eligibility under ordinary circumstances)
8) Diamond Harrell
9) Brian Keating

So who on this list is going to stick around for 2021, that's the big question. And by sticking around, that means gaining entrance to a UConn grad program which has not been an assured thing in the past as the grad program seems less willing to bend on entrance requirements. At the moment I really have no idea who will stay and who will move on.

And then we have red shirt juniors to consider as well. RS Juniors have the same issue: need to secure entrance to a grad program to stick around.
1) Micah Leon
2) Cameron Hairston
3) Andrew Torres Silva
4) Caleb Thomas
5) TJ Gardner
6) Ian Swenson
7) Robert King
8) Abiola Olaniyan
9) Luke Magliozzi

We have 6 unused scholarships. We have accepted 14 verbal commitments thus far for 2021. To make that work, least 8 kids from the above list of 18 would have to move on.

My original expectation was for a class of 22 leaving a little room for transfers in the summer of 2021. Now we'll have to see how the fall plays out. Some of these graduating seniors are very likely to stick around for 2021 reducing our slots for new kids.

I wonder if the NCAA might raise the scholarship limit for a year or two to manage the glut many will face with players staying on and high school kids wanting to join the teams.

If they don't, and a good number of seniors and redshirt juniors want to stay on someone will be denied a scholarship and the opportunity to play.

 

[Exit 4]

I wonder if the NCAA might raise the scholarship limit for a year or two to manage the glut many will face with players staying on and high school kids wanting to join the teams.

If they don't, and a good number of seniors and redshirt juniors want to stay on someone will be denied a scholarship and the opportunity to play.

Somewhere yesterday @huskymedic posted some quotes from AD David Benedict where he confirmed the school has an expectation that the NCAA will be granting temporary relief on scholarship limits for the 2021 season. The sooner that is known, the sooner we can get back to recruiting. Maybe 2021 it will be simply 85 + unlimited for any final year kids that were at a school that did not play in the fall of 2020.

 

[NHRich]

Has this been discussed... if seniors are given another year, doesn’t that cause a scholarship limit issue for incoming freshman for some programs?

 

[NHRich]

Sorry, skipped right over the answer

 

[HuskyV]

The number of scholarships is one issue, paying for them and Title IX match will be expensive.

The issue of playing time will be more of an issue (finally) with quality SR and hopefully stronger recruiting classes.

 

[Exit 4]

Maybe not a slam dunk just yet....

 

[Exit 4]

 

[hardcorehusky]

UConn baseball had this problem and lost a few guys they would have liked to keep.

 

[huskymedic]

UConn baseball had this problem and lost a few guys they would have liked to keep.

There was some roster compression but I think the problem moreso w/ baseball is the partial scholarship as opposed to full scholarship (more $$ out of pocket).

 

[Exit 4]

Looks like Jay Rose will be sticking around

 

[Chin Diesel]

So what does suspending the fall season mean for current seniors and grad students in their final year of eligibility? It seems UConn believes they will be granted an extra year of eligibility by the NCAA, although I don't think that has been publicly discussed yet by the NCAA itself (let me know if I am wrong).

Seniors for the fall 2020 season:
1) Kevin Mensah
2) Jay Rose
3) Ryan Van Demark
4) Dillon Harris
5) DJ Morgan (Grad School - second year / final year of eligibility under ordinary circumstances)
6) Omar Fortt
7) Kyle Williams (Grad School - first year / final year of eligibility under ordinary circumstances)
8) Diamond Harrell
9) Brian Keating

So who on this list is going to stick around for 2021, that's the big question. And by sticking around, that means gaining entrance to a UConn grad program which has not been an assured thing in the past as the grad program seems less willing to bend on entrance requirements. At the moment I really have no idea who will stay and who will move on.

And then we have red shirt juniors to consider as well. RS Juniors have the same issue: need to secure entrance to a grad program to stick around.
1) Micah Leon
2) Cameron Hairston
3) Andrew Torres Silva
4) Caleb Thomas
5) TJ Gardner
6) Ian Swenson
7) Robert King
8) Abiola Olaniyan
9) Luke Magliozzi

We have 6 unused scholarships. We have accepted 14 verbal commitments thus far for 2021. To make that work, least 8 kids from the above list of 18 would have to move on.

My original expectation was for a class of 22 leaving a little room for transfers in the summer of 2021. Now we'll have to see how the fall plays out. Some of these graduating seniors are very likely to stick around for 2021 reducing our slots for new kids.

Out of the seniors, I could see Mensah, Rose, Van Demark, Harris and Forte return.

RS Juniors look so weak as a group. Leon? Swenson? Honestly I think they can all go. Get your diploma and get on living. Football isn't any of their futures.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Experts have said at most 50% of kids would use an extra year of eligibility if granted. If the season is pushed to the Spring, most top NFL prospects would sit out to avoid injuries before the draft. There's no perfect answer in the Covid-19 world, but pushing the season to the Spring is better than cramming a watered-down Fall season down people's throats.

 

[bmayuc]

Experts have said at most 50% of kids would use an extra year of eligibility if granted. If the season is pushed to the Spring, most top NFL prospects would sit out to avoid injuries before the draft. There's no perfect answer in the Covid-19 world, but pushing the season to the Spring is better than cramming a watered-down Fall season down people's throats.

I love the idea that anyone is pretending to be an expert in... whatever the hell is happening in the world today. They are lying. who knows what will happen.

 

[Exit 4]

This is important - need guidance

 

[huskymedic]

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Exit 4]

Easier to read:

 

[Chin Diesel]

Easy for me to write since I don't have to figure out the financial logistics but here's an easy solution.

And player entering their third year or later can have the option of remaining on football team and counting against the cap of 85 schollies. Players who don't want to continue playing can keep their scholarship to complete their degree but won't count against 85 count cap.

 

[uconnyankee]

The number of scholarships is one issue, paying for them and Title IX match will be expensive.

The issue of playing time will be more of an issue (finally) with quality SR and hopefully stronger recruiting classes.

agree this could be a silver lining to this crap storm... a program that has literally torn down the program to its foundation and started to rebuild would benefit from nothing more than getting an extra year to bulk up the reserves.

 

[huskymedic]

 

[Exit 4]

Final approval expected Friday

 

[huskymedic]

Second tweet is important (but also carries AD financial consequences for football as it is a headcount sport as opposed to an equivalency sport like baseball/soccer/cross country)...