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I think I remember reading a while back that it's against Big Ten rules to oversign, but I could be mistaken.

As I understand their rule, there is no particular Big Ten injunction with respect to the annual 25 new scholarship limits (though they are subject to NCAA restrictions), there is however a limit with respect to the total 85 scholarship limit. A school can only sign 3 more players than they have open scholarships at the end of the previous season. However, I do not know how they define "end of the previous season" - which could produce wiggle room.

A description of the Big Ten rule is in this article (taken from another article in SI, that doesn't seem to be currently available):
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/19327...its-limits


If you look at the class of 2015 in the Big Ten, according to Scout OSU signed 27 and Purdue signed 28 - the rest 25 or below. Of course, there is the additional rule that those who sign up can start in spring semester and count against the previous year's allotment if there are any spaces available. Thus it is hard to tell without significant research exactly how a school manages over-signing.

[CTcard]

I think I remember reading a while back that it's against Big Ten rules to oversign, but I could be mistaken.

As I understand their rule, there is no particular Big Ten injunction with respect to the annual 25 new scholarship limits (though they are subject to NCAA restrictions), there is however a limit with respect to the total 85 scholarship limit. A school can only sign 3 more players than they have open scholarships at the end of the previous season. However, I do not know how they define "end of the previous season" - which could produce wiggle room.

A description of the Big Ten rule is in this article (taken from another article in SI, that doesn't seem to be currently available):
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/19327...its-limits


If you look at the class of 2015 in the Big Ten, according to Scout OSU signed 27 and Purdue signed 28 - the rest 25 or below. Of course, there is the additional rule that those who sign up can start in spring semester and count against the previous year's allotment if there are any spaces available. Thus it is hard to tell without significant research exactly how a school manages over-signing.