[NU Sports] Gray Shirts ?

[Roy S. Lamberton]

Another technique, which was used a couple of times by Randy Walker, is to have the kid
delay his enrollment in the school until the next January after they graduate. The idea is
that an additional scholarship might open up after the upcoming season is over due to drop
out or injury.

I couldn't tell you a name, but there was a kid from Wisconsin who didn't go "preferred
walk-on" and was going to delay enrolling. To be honest, I don't remember if this kid ever
came to NU.

Every year there is some kid who makes a stink in their local paper over being offered,
then having the offer pulled at the last minute, and yes it happens down in the SEC a lot.

One reason RW required his kids to commit directly to him, preferably in person, and then
expected those kids to sign on signing day. He didn't miss many. That handshake was a big
deal to RW.

rsl

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Jonathan Hodges
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 9:49 AM
To: chuck herron
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Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Gray Shirts ?

It's actually most common in the SEC (due to chronic oversigning: signing more recruits to
letters of intent than scholarships available).  Gray shirting is basically telling a
recruit to come and enroll in the school for a year without playing on the football team,
at which point a scholarship may become available for them to join.  Usually, academic
issues are involved and that year is used to become academically eligible.
By not walking on the football team right away, it allows them to maintain their full
eligibility time.

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On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 9:43 AM, chuck herron <cherron604 at aol.com> wrote:

> A Chicago sports station just did an interview with the Boise St radio 
> guy, in which he revealed that new Bear Shea McLellin was actually a 
> 'gray shirt' recruit.  Does anybody know, is this 'gray shirting' an 
> Idaho thing, or is it more common ?  I had never heard it mentioned before.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Chuck Herron  Tech '85
>
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