[Goose]

Taylor said they are working with 11 transfers to recruit and get them admitted mid-year.

I hate that this is just a part of doing business in college football today.  I support players' right to transfer, just as I do any student.  But there is a real problem when Stanford might take 25 transfers through regular pathways, and half that number just for football.  like, are we pretending that this is anything other than "free agency" any more?

BC

No, nobody is pretending it is anything other than free agency. The "working with" statement could mean many things. It could mean that some of these transfers are undecided. It could also mean they are not yet "admitted". Some of them could also be grad transfers. A bit of uncertainty remains. If Stanford admits 11 undergraduate transfers for football alone I will be very surprised. The number of transfers this year may be more than 25. It could be double that. Still, athletes being 22% of the transfer class would be "high". Not crazy high, but atypical. One also has to consider transfers in other sports.

[Goose]

Taylor said they are working with 11 transfers to recruit and get them admitted mid-year.

I hate that this is just a part of doing business in college football today.  I support players' right to transfer, just as I do any student.  But there is a real problem when Stanford might take 25 transfers through regular pathways, and half that number just for football.  like, are we pretending that this is anything other than "free agency" any more?

BC

No, nobody is pretending it is anything other than free agency. The "working with" statement could mean many things. It could mean that some of these transfers are undecided. It could also mean they are not yet "admitted". Some of them could also be grad transfers. A bit of uncertainty remains. If Stanford admits 11 undergraduate transfers for football alone I will be very surprised. The number of transfers this year may be more than 25. It could be double that. Still, athletes being 22% of the transfer class would be "high". Not crazy high, but atypical. One also has to consider transfers in other sports.