If a transfer QB shows up, someone currently on scholarship is going to have to go bye-bye. Per Ted's recruiting chart, we're already at 85.....
Keep in mind that Ohio doesn't release an official list of who is on scholarship and who isn't. Ted's list is an educated and mostly accurate guess, but not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. Often the status of former walkons and grayshirts is difficult to know for sure. For example, if they get a scholarship, is it permanent, or just a one year grant because one wasn't being used at the time?
You gave one example of a question mark (Ellis), so here is a list of some questions:
1. Is Brad Ellis on scholarship?
2. Is the 5th year guy from Michigan, Shallman, on scholarship? Ted guesses yes, and he most likely is correct, but not all 5th year players are on scholarship.
3. Is Jeff Christian on scholarship? Ted guesses no, and I question that, but have no way of knowing for sure.
4. Are Zervos and Farakas on scholarship? Ted guesses yes, and I would think that is correct, but it's never been announced.
5. Cunningham was announced as getting a scholarship. Was it a one year deal, since one was available? Or is he still on scholarship?
6. Sean Beadle is not currently listed on the roster. Is he still on the team? If not, should he still counted as an athletic scholarship?
7. Seymour and the Leuhrman twins were listed as grayshirts the same year. Ted guesses that Seymour is on scholarship, but that the twins are not.
So, you see why it's difficult to know just exactly how many are on scholarship at any point in time? At this time my list, like Ted's, adds to 85, but it's a different 85. I would subtract Beadle, and add Christian, but it's still just a guess.
Last Edited: 2/25/2017 9:11:23 PM by L.C.