- Sep 8, 2014
- 25,455
- 59,490
I saw this on the interwebs and figured it's a good time to post this. If we have a player transfer we DO NOT get another initial counter. Please take a read and edumacate yoself:
There are the two rules:
COVID 85 exemption: for the 2021 season, seniors who were on your 2020 roster and elect to return do not count against the 85-man limit, as the NCAA has granted them an extra year.
Q: With all the the players transferring out, can a school take more players?
There is no COVID or transfer exemption for the 25 initial rule. The only rule change concerns the 85. No matter how many players transfer out, it does not increase the number of new players a school can sign. And there is no pending proposal or legislation on this which would impact 2021, as of this writing, despite baseless message board and social media rumors to the contrary.
Q: I see some teams can take more than 25. How?
If a school was under its 25 cap in the previous cycle, and the player enrolls early, he can be backcounted. It's like an accounting trick.
There are the two rules:
- A team can only carry 85 scholarship players in a given year
- A team can only bring in 25 new players per year, including transfers and recruits
COVID 85 exemption: for the 2021 season, seniors who were on your 2020 roster and elect to return do not count against the 85-man limit, as the NCAA has granted them an extra year.
Q: With all the the players transferring out, can a school take more players?
There is no COVID or transfer exemption for the 25 initial rule. The only rule change concerns the 85. No matter how many players transfer out, it does not increase the number of new players a school can sign. And there is no pending proposal or legislation on this which would impact 2021, as of this writing, despite baseless message board and social media rumors to the contrary.
Q: I see some teams can take more than 25. How?
If a school was under its 25 cap in the previous cycle, and the player enrolls early, he can be backcounted. It's like an accounting trick.