2016 Class Size

[DerekDohrman]

Wanted to discuss the amount of spots we have available for the 2016 class. With the recent news(to me) that we awarded scholarships to vogel & badgley earlier in 2015...

That’s why he rewarded Vogel — whose father Paul played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Oilers — and Badgley with scholarships at the end of last spring, and why both are pretty much locked into jobs moving forward.

Miami Hurricanes? odd couple turning into special pair | Miami Herald

... and the fact that we had signed 23 recruits to our 2015 recruiting class...

1. QB Evan Shirreffs
2. RB Mark Walton
3. WR Lawrence Cager
4. TE Jerome Washington
5. OL Tyree St. Louis
6. OL Tyler Gauthier
7. OL Brendan Loftus
8. OL Hayden Mahoney
9. OL Bar Milo
10. OL Jahair Jones
11. DL Gerald Willis
12. DL Scott Patchan
13. DL Ryan Fines
14. DL Richard McIntosh
15. DL Kendrick Norton
16. LB Jamie Gordinier
17. LB James King
18. LB Charles Perry
19. DB Michael Jackson
20. DB Robert Knowles
21. DB Jaquan Johnson
22. DB Sheldrick Redwine
23. DB Terrance Henley

24. KP Michael Badgley
25. KP Justin Vogel

.. it is my belief that we have maxed out 2015. What this means is that we are limited to 25 spots for 2016, since no early enrollees will be able to back count towards to the 2015 class. I'll post some of the ncaa rules here in a moment that apply to having to count walk-ons awarded scholarships and transfers (willis) as initial counters.

 

[DerekDohrman]

http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/15football.pdf

15.5.6.3.3 Recruited Student-Athlete, Aid Received After First Year. [FBS/FCS] A recruited student-athlete
(per Bylaw 15.02.8) (including a student-athlete who was not a qualifier) who first receives
athletically related financial aid after the student-athlete’s first academic year in residence shall be an initial
counter for that academic year in which the aid is first received, if such aid is received during the fall term.
However, such a student-athlete who first receives athletically related financial aid in the second or third
term of an academic year may be considered an initial counter during the academic year in which aid was
first received or the next academic year. In either case, the student-athlete shall be included in the institution’s
total counter limit during the academic year in which the aid was first received. (Revised: 1/3/06,
1/15/11 effective 8/1/11)

possible exception for walk-ons, but vogel & badgley havent been at miami for more than 2 academic years:

15.5.6.3.6 Aid First Awarded After Second Year. [FBS/FCS] A student-athlete who has been in residence
at the certifying institution for at least two academic years may receive athletically related financial
aid for the first time without such aid counting as an initial award, provided the aid falls within the overall
grant limitation. (Adopted: 1/11/89, Revised: 1/10/90 effective 8/1/90)

only possible exception i could see is this rule applying to kiy hester which would open up one spot, since one of vogel/badgley could have "replaced" him for 2014. but kiy hester left after classes had started and we had already played a game:

15.5.6.4.1 Voluntary Withdrawal. [FBS/FCS] An institution may replace a counter who voluntarily
withdraws from the football team by providing the financial aid to another student who already has enrolled
in the institution and is a member of the football squad. For this replacement to occur, the counter
must withdraw prior to the first day of classes or before the first game of the season, whichever is earlier,
and provide the institution with a signed statement releasing the institution from its obligation to provide
institutional financial aid and verifying the voluntary nature of the withdrawal. The institution may immediately
(beginning with the fall term) award the financial aid to a student-athlete who has been a member
of the team for at least one academic year and has not previously received athletically related financial aid.
A student-athlete who has not been a member of the team for at least one academic year may not receive
the financial aid during the fall term, but may receive it in a following term (e.g., spring semester, winter
quarter). (Revised: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05)