This is where the Clemson model will seperate

May 25, 2021, 10:01 AM

https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/31491774/college-football-looming-roster-crisis-how-fix-it

College football's looming roster crisis, and how to fix it

The NCAA affording college athletes an extra year of eligibility solved some problems, but it created many more with regard to roster management.

The article starts with the issues around Super Seniors but quickly delves into the portal and transfer rule changes. Clemson wins in this world because they are identifying a trend where Universities will lower their high school football recruiting and effectively will recruit from the transfer portal.

This may be the reason Dabo is insistent he won't use the portal and seeing this being discussed openly I support Dabo in his stance. Clemson's brand is built on development and commitment. And yes there may be issues time to time, but largely we have been successful at continually getting the pieces we need and coaching them up. Other schools, with the pressure to win, not so much.

Thus for high school students it further enhances what a clemson offer brings you and in theory causes more concentration of top-100 recruits to Clemson because they are getting true commitments. Time will tell though

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Here is a game-changer:

Give HS athletes signing with their College Choice the option of signing a 1-year, mutually renewable scholarship that allows them to transfer as per the current rules, or a 4 (or 5) year guaranteed scholarship that cannot be revoked by the school (except in extreme circumstances), but locks the player in at his initial school choice for those 4 (or 5) years with no option to go into the Portal.

This allows the freedom of movement that seems to be in vogue, and allows the School to pursue those HS athletes that truly know the meaning of commitment.

The '1-year athlete' would, of course, not be as highly recruited as the '4-year athlete' who would likely see more Elite School offers.

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