Thomas Coburn Jr.
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New NCAA rules may send Alabama recruit Justin Taylor elsewhere - Andy Staples - SI.com
Sports Illustrated article on the Taylor/Bama situation.
Nice find on the rule. I did not know that was the case.I also think the injury had little to do with it. We have to other current commits that had season ending surgeries and Kirven who we are still recruiting is in the same situation.
And I have seem some fans on different sites go after his comment about Saban finding him a job so lets clarify that rule.
Per the NCAA
13.2.3.3 After Completion of Senior Year. An institution may arrange for employment or employ any prospective student-athlete (regardless of athletics award winner status), provided the employment does not begin prior to the completion of the prospective student-athletes senior year in high school. (See Bylaw 13.12.1.5.1.)
What Staples fails to talk about is that the new SEC rule does nothing to eliminate oversigning. Every conference including the SEC allows a team to sign atleast 25 each year. Oversigning has nothing to do with that rule. That still allows a team to sign 100 over four years, 15 over the limit. Oversigning is about bringing in more players than you have leaving on the 85 roster. If you only have 20 departing then a school should only bring in 20. If they bring in 25 they have oversigned by 5.
Also the new SEC rule really did not do anything new here. Last year the NCAA passed a rule that states if a school is the one that initiates the grayshirt their NLI becomes null and void and the player can sign or go elsewhere.
If the 25 limit rule is not the issue in Taylor's case, then Saban lied to him as to why they are not taking his commitment. Saban knew the kid wouldn't go for sitting out a full year so there was little risk for him. Taylor realized it later and that is why he is looking elsewhere. I guess it is good that he told him 3 weeks before NSD so he has a place to land.
Saban was called out for supposedly telling players after NSD. Now he tells them prior and still is called out. I love all the hate.
But inregards to the 25 rule Saban did not lie to the kid. He said that UA will sign 25 on NSD and and that he is looking to be #26 on the list. Basically telling Taylor you do not rank that high on our boards.
Also like you said he has 3 weeks to find a school. I know people will whine but if he is such a high profile recruit and the injury was not a concern why did schools stop recruiting him. Not because he commited to UA. Every week I see updates how schools, like UGA or LSU are still recruiting hard some of our current commits.
Did he tell him that when he committed? Big diff
Who cares. Every recruit knows that nothing is official until NSD when they sign. I guess you are saying it is wrong when a school backs off, or in this case is still recruiting even when they have 25+ commits because someone better is still out there and a current verbal may get left out. No different then when a player does the same thing when he is commited to a school. Example Santos if he takes visits. Yes he is commited to UT but he is looking because it is not official yet.
In regards to how Saban does his recruiting and who cares. The only ones that seem to be concerned with it are rival fans. Because every year we hear how recruits are going to start saying no to UA because of Saban and his recruiting trends but every year he continues to bring in top classes.
Who cares. Every recruit knows that nothing is official until NSD when they sign. I guess you are saying it is wrong when a school backs off, or in this case is still recruiting even when they have 25+ commits because someone better is still out there and a current verbal may get left out. No different then when a player does the same thing when he is commited to a school. Example Santos if he takes visits. Yes he is commited to UT but he is looking because it is not official yet.
In regards to how Saban does his recruiting and who cares. The only ones that seem to be concerned with it are rival fans. Because every year we hear how recruits are going to start saying no to UA because of Saban and his recruiting trends but every year he continues to bring in top classes.
Who cares. Every recruit knows that nothing is official until NSD when they sign. I guess you are saying it is wrong when a school backs off, or in this case is still recruiting even when they have 25+ commits because someone better is still out there and a current verbal may get left out. No different then when a player does the same thing when he is commited to a school. Example Santos if he takes visits. Yes he is commited to UT but he is looking because it is not official yet.
In regards to how Saban does his recruiting and who cares. The only ones that seem to be concerned with it are rival fans. Because every year we hear how recruits are going to start saying no to UA because of Saban and his recruiting trends but every year he continues to bring in top classes.
Who cares. Every recruit knows that nothing is official until NSD when they sign. I guess you are saying it is wrong when a school backs off, or in this case is still recruiting even when they have 25+ commits because someone better is still out there and a current verbal may get left out. No different then when a player does the same thing when he is commited to a school. Example Santos if he takes visits. Yes he is commited to UT but he is looking because it is not official yet.
In regards to how Saban does his recruiting and who cares. The only ones that seem to be concerned with it are rival fans. Because every year we hear how recruits are going to start saying no to UA because of Saban and his recruiting trends but every year he continues to bring in top classes.