while scanning through the recruiting rankings...

[jack.sixpack]

I noticed Clemson only signed 12 people today. How does a team the caliber of Clemson only sign that many? Recruits just not interested in the school? Don't like the new coach? Signed too many last year? Seems strange to me.

 

[graddawg]

While I know nothing about Clemson's situation, I'm going to guess it is due to very little attrition in the program over the last few years. Even though you can sign 25 a year you can only have 85 on scholarship at any given time. With that in mind, if you don't have people leaving your program and/or you replace every player that leaves with a walk-on that's awarded a scholly you can't continue to sign full classes. The numbers simply won't work.

 

[lanceharbor7]

They lost out on a couple of guys late, so they banked the last three. That will allow them 20 scholarships in 2010 barring any attrition.