[SamuelMcF]

My understanding from insiders is that Petersen was set on taking the position that ultimately went to Shaw until he learned that Stanford would not allow junior college transfers, which he'd found to be valuable at Boise State (and UW permits).  Since that recruiting restriction remains in place, he may not now (or ever) be a real candidate? 

Considering that JC transfers could address our periodic lack of depth at specific positions, could this policy feasibly be changed?  If not, (and I can understand why that may be the case) that seems to be a structural disadvantage Stanford has relative to others, although I don't recall it ever being cited as such.

It seems likely that policy is still in effect. Keep in mind Stanford's undergrad transfer class size is absurdly tiny, something like 30 per year. So in order for Stanford to take a JuCo transfer, the player would need to be an academic rockstar as well as a P5-caliber football player. Generally speaking, those don't happen at prominent football power JuCos...at least as Last Chance U portrayed it. The academic side of the college was merely about qualifying the players for a D1 school at all.

I do see the occasional JuCo player following Mike Eubanks on Twitter. Some of those guys report high GPAs, i.e. a 3.6+ (obviously an arbitrary cutoff on my part). Of course I don't know if football-wise they're considered good enough. However, it does make me wonder if the recruiting staff could lobby admissions to take a flyer once every year or 2 on a standout JuCo player who has demonstrated he can do very well in his college classes.

[SamuelMcF]

My understanding from insiders is that Petersen was set on taking the position that ultimately went to Shaw until he learned that Stanford would not allow junior college transfers, which he'd found to be valuable at Boise State (and UW permits).  Since that recruiting restriction remains in place, he may not now (or ever) be a real candidate? 

Considering that JC transfers could address our periodic lack of depth at specific positions, could this policy feasibly be changed?  If not, (and I can understand why that may be the case) that seems to be a structural disadvantage Stanford has relative to others, although I don't recall it ever being cited as such.

It seems likely that policy is still in effect. Keep in mind Stanford's undergrad transfer class size is absurdly tiny, something like 30 per year. So in order for Stanford to take a JuCo transfer, the player would need to be an academic rockstar as well as a P5-caliber football player. Generally speaking, those don't happen at prominent football power JuCos...at least as Last Chance U portrayed it. The academic side of the college was merely about qualifying the players for a D1 school at all.

I do see the occasional JuCo player following Mike Eubanks on Twitter. Some of those guys report high GPAs, i.e. a 3.6+ (obviously an arbitrary cutoff on my part). Of course I don't know if football-wise they're considered good enough. However, it does make me wonder if the recruiting staff could lobby admissions to take a flyer once every year or 2 on a standout JuCo player who has demonstrated he can do very well in his college classes.