Schools oversigning football players

USA Today has a good writeup on the practice of oversigning football players with the idea that some won't qualify and others will grayshirt.  To meet NCAA limits (85 scholarship players, no more than 25 enrolled each fall), schools can delay an athlete's enrollment until the following January, called grayshirting. Or schools with oversigned classes can send recruits to junior college. Or they can make room on the roster by revoking the scholarships of current players or by encouraging them to become medical redshirts.  As you can see there are all kinds of ways around the limit.  The article also cites as an example Collins Moore who had an offer to Mississippi, but has been asked to grayshirt.  He has since looked at Southern Miss and Kentucky, but has said he will stick with Mississippi come national signing day.


Last August, wide receiver Collins Moore from Bob Jones High in Madison, Ala., said he would sign with Mississippi after considering LSU and Kentucky. According to Bob Jones coach Kevin Rose, Moore was asked last week to "grayshirt. Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt told Moore that he no longer had space in the class to offer him a scholarship for the fall. Moore remains committed to Ole Miss heading into Wednesday's signing day, Rose said.