(11-19-2020 09:53 AM)Steve1981 Wrote:  Ah, time for the sad background. Through 2006, we were an elite fcs program and Whipple left and then coach Don Brown left and a very bad promotion from within was made and did not recruit well. Then a former AD made the next bad hire, who pitted war games matches against QB and defensive line men etc and many left. Next Whipple was hired back that was all offensive recruiting and almost nothing on defense. He brought in some Jucos and then got his pension and left. We started 2019 with 56 scholarship players and with injuries where dressing around 52 for games and had to start Walk-ons! We've never been told the number of walk ons given scholarships with the comment they do not want to scare us with the number.

We now have low 60's and this free year will help us as many team will not recruit the full 25. Since they will have some additional players that stay because of the free year. We never been at the 85 limit but in a few years should get their. Coach Walt Bell won the job with his recruiting plan and not for his call playing experience. He has recruited well last year and this, currenting at #99.