Sounds great but I wonder if there is a restriction on the which 4 games.
First 4 of the season or any 4. Suspect that part will be revisited next year.
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Its huge. You start the season with a few cup cake games and it keeps the starters fresh while giving the young player some reps, evaluation of film by the coaches, and keeps the players mouth watering by getting a taste of D1 football. Those redshirt years, while insanely valuable, can take a toll on a young players attitudes who want to play. A year for an 18 or 19 year old is much longer than a year for older people.
What I'm asking is can colleges recruit players currently on a team without them being on the list? As in Alabama contacts for example Jabril Cox halfway through the season and says, "Hey, we really like the way you play. Put yourself on the transfer list and we'll keep a scholarship open for you." Are there rules in place to prevent this or is it open season?
Assuming they do allow it in the playoffs it makes you wonder had this rule been in place then how that 2016 JMU semifinal might've been different with a freshly unleashed true frosh Jabril Cox instead of Matt Plank (who was solid but never great) and a banged up PGT starting at LB.
From my understanding, a player cannot be contacted until after he informs the school he wishes to transfer. The school then puts his name into the database within two days. After that, other schools are allowed to talk to him. I'll stand corrected if someone else has a different interpretation.