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(05-13-2021 03:48 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  

(05-13-2021 12:23 PM)BearcatMan Wrote:  

(05-13-2021 12:17 PM)rath v2.0 Wrote:  My guess is Miller was going to pocket one for next year to even out classes anyways...Banks will get to use the open scholarship for a season.

He has kind of done a great job of balancing already though:

Seniors: DeJulius, Newman, Koval
Juniors: Adams-Woods, Banks, Davenport, Oguama
Sophomores: Hensley, Madsen, McGinnis, Saunders
Freshman: Lahkin

If he can get a freshman and senior in here, he kind of has a pretty standard distribution of players, and does allow for him to really be foundational for his program with 4 slots in the next class.

If we max out now, Kovol might be the only open scholarship for the class of 22’. Guessing Wes will want to bring in more than one guy in year #2.

The last thing you want to do is save a scholarship to even out the classes. If high end talent is available you go get it no matter what it does to class balance. There's no guarantee that talent will be there next year. And with this new transfer rule its likely you'll lose a player or two each year anyway.

If a top level guy wants to play at UC, a good coach will find a way to make it work even if the roster is seemingly full. The bottom end guys on the team can be convinced that transferring is in their best interest.