I'd say, yes, I expect him to be on the team. Otherwise why bother? That said, if there was room for him to have a scholarship for fall, that would imply to me that someone we expect to be on it won't be. I suppose he could be a grayshirt, or preferred walkon. Rivals also shows him as signed LOI to Ohio:
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-W... Remember the Ashley kid a few years back. Reminds me a liitle of him. Perhaps the why bother is to get your foot in the door in case he may qualify later.
If we do get this guy, we have a good one for sure. There's just too much interest from good teams to think otherwise.
...But ONLY a little bit, colobob. Remember, Ashley began as a Mississippi State verbal, then I think it was Southern Cal, then off to a JC, then OUr team, and then ...
This young man is still in high school, and as far as I know he never committed prior to this (?) The list of offers is, indeed, impressive:
| Schools of Interest: |
| School |
Interest Level |
Offer? |
Attended Camp? |
Visit Date |
Signed LOI? |
| Ohio |
Verbal |
Yes |
|
None |
|
| Arizona |
No Interest |
Yes |
|
None |
|
| Arizona State |
No Interest |
Yes |
|
None |
|
| Oregon |
No Interest |
Yes |
|
None |
|
| Utah |
No Interest |
Yes |
|
None |
|
| Washington |
No Interest |
Yes |
|
None |
|
|