(08-18-2019 01:14 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  They'll be on target to graduate and will do so. Some will just finish playing, and some will transfer elsewhere to play another year. We've lost about 4 or 5 that way the last couple of years, and that's the new norm in college athletics.

But do the math. We have 12 seniors on the team (and I'm not even sure if all are on scholarship). You have 85 scholarships total and we're pretty much at that number. We have 13 commits already for the 2020 class, and we're still actively offering scholarships. There will be some natural attrition but I'm pretty sure the staff already knows that some of the 4th year juniors are playing their final season in 2019 (and the kids probably know that too).

I like the strategy. Many of Bailiff's late recruits weren't as talented as the current newcomers, and most of them probably aren't used to being pushed hard. If that's the case, kindly and respectfully ship them out.