'13 KY DE Jason Hatcher (USCw Commit)

[AbsenteeTrojan]

Originally Posted by OCIVol

Per USC's Rivals site, USC has 75 players on scholarship for the fall. As we have previously agreed upon, 14 of those players are seniors. Thus, after this year USC will have 61 scholarship players (assuming nobody transfers, declares early for the draft). Are you in agreement that USC can only sign 14 if nobody leaves?

You are correct in that case, yes. My numbers are jumbled.

However, where you are mistaken is that USC is limited to only signing 14 players. USC can always sign 15 players, every year. I'm pretty sure that the roster cap of 75 doesn't go into effect until the fall. So... attrition in the spring and summer can make room for the new recruits.

USC will sign 18 next year. The numbers will work themselves out.

[AbsenteeTrojan]

Originally Posted by CountVolcula

You are right

They are limited to 15 a year

If they lose 18, they cant back count because of the limit of 15

If they lose more than 15 players through attrition, graduation, then they have to make up the difference in walk-ons

We CAN backcount this year. We had three left over from the previous class, therefore we can sign 15 this year and 3 EEs that backcount to last year.

[OCIVol]

Originally Posted by AbsenteeTrojan

You are correct in that case, yes. My numbers are jumbled.

However, where you are mistaken is that USC is limited to only signing 14 players. USC can always sign 15 players, every year. I'm pretty sure that the roster cap of 75 doesn't go into effect until the fall. So... attrition in the spring and summer can make room for the new recruits.

USC will sign 18 next year. The numbers will work themselves out.

So USC can sign up to 18 as long as (a) it does not exceed 75 scholarships and (b) at least 3 signees are EEs?
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[Kingston Vol]

Originally Posted by OCIVol

So USC can sign up to 18 as long as (a) it does not exceed 75 scholarships and (b) at least 3 signees are EEs?
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[AbsenteeTrojan]

Originally Posted by OCIVol

So USC can sign up to 18 as long as (a) it does not exceed 75 scholarships and (b) at least 3 signees are EEs?
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Correct. And if Darreus Rogers doesn't qualify this fall, that opens up another slot from last class.

That would give us the 15 for this year plus 4 from last year for a total of 19. And at least 4 would have to be EEs.

We're on pace for way more than 4 EEs though.

edit: actually, not completely correct.

It's my understanding that USC can sign 18 (or maybe 19) for this class REGARDLESS of where it puts us with the limit of 75. USC would simply have to make sure that they are in compliance with the limit of 75 when fall rolls around.

[flowd82]

At 6-foot-2, 240-pounds, Louisville (Ky.) Trinity four-star defensive end Jason Hatcher opened The Opening as a top 10 finalist for the SPARQ Championship. Hatcher ran a 4.8 40-yard dash in prelims, followed by a 4.68 later than night in the championship. Maybe his most impressive mark was a 4.06 shuttle time in qualifying with a 34.4 inch vertical leap. Hatcher had the fifth faster shuttle time of any player at the event regardless of position.

In one-on-one drills, Hatcher had mixed results. While he had some good reps speed rushing off the edge, he had no counter moves. Once an offensive tackle had grasp of him, he failed to disengage from the block. Hatcher is agile and quick, which in a greater team concept would be more dangerous. Attribute wise, Hatcher does compare favorably with graduated USC defensive end Nick Perry. Hatcher isn't quite a big, but he is also more polished fundamentally.

-Rivals.com

[Biopsyman]

Sounds like he is right where we need him in recruiting at this point

[Voodoomonkey]

Sounds eerily like Jacques Smith in triangle numbers and skills.

[skeeter33418]

Ramsey is recruiting Hatcher hard for USC.

[milligan_vol]

Originally Posted by skeeter33418

Ramsey is recruiting Hatcher hard for USC.

Let's hope he doesn't listen.

[StlCardinals2618]

Originally Posted by skeeter33418

Ramsey is recruiting Hatcher hard for USC.

Luckily most recruiting analysts say recruits recruiting other recruits is very overrated. Hopefully they are right and Hatcher doesn't listen.

[SPEDVoL14]

He needs to be listening to Sal instead of Ramsey.

[skeeter33418]

Originally Posted by StlCardinals2618

Luckily most recruiting analysts say recruits recruiting other recruits is very overrated. Hopefully they are right and Hatcher doesn't listen.

Hope so. Im fairly certain Jalen pretty much talked Jason into visiting there in the first place. In our favor, this is one time USC cant offer what Tennessee can.

[Orange Studs]

Originally Posted by skeeter33418

Hope so. Im fairly certain Jalen pretty much talked Jason into visiting there in the first place. In our favor, this is one time USC cant offer what Tennessee can.

Which is what? Are they stack at DE or LB? or is it early playing time? or closer to home?

[skeeter33418]

Originally Posted by Orange Studs

Which is what? Are they stack at DE or LB? or is it early playing time? or closer to home?

Jasons dream after football is to be a veterinarian.