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"Because of the sheer volume of potential players, coaches have altered the way they handle recruiting. Football programs at the I-A level have 25 scholarships available for each class. The bulk of that allotment still is used on high school players, but teams are now holding as many as five spots open for transfers that can fill needs or make an immediate impact.
If the 130 schools at the Division I-A level each reserved five scholarships for transfers, that would mean 650 fewer scholarships for high school athletes.
“With only 25 initials per year, the decision comes down to if you want to take a kid and let him sit in your program for a year to be eligible or not vs. taking a high school player,” Warner said. “It affects everything. With so many transfers, the I-AA and Division II schools are going to get more I-A kickbacks, meaning less high school players are going to be signed to those levels, too, because of eligibility reasons. The system is flawed right now.”
If the 130 schools at the Division I-A level each reserved five scholarships for transfers, that would mean 650 fewer scholarships for high school athletes.
“With only 25 initials per year, the decision comes down to if you want to take a kid and let him sit in your program for a year to be eligible or not vs. taking a high school player,” Warner said. “It affects everything. With so many transfers, the I-AA and Division II schools are going to get more I-A kickbacks, meaning less high school players are going to be signed to those levels, too, because of eligibility reasons. The system is flawed right now.”
NCAA transfer portal limits options of high school football recruits
More Division I-A programs are holding scholarship spots open for transfers, which has a trickle down effect to the number of spots available for prep players at every college level.
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