This article was written by Canespace researcher TonyCane...
Looking back at each signing classes under Golden, the first two were wrecked by very early departures or failures to qualify. TWENTY ONE of the fifty two players that committed in 2011 and 2012 were off the team within two seasons, and an additional three failed to qualify. The majority came from the 2012 class. It's part of the reason that our roster level was depleted.
2011:
Failed to qualify:2 (Grooms, Kinard)
Left after one year: 1
Left after two years: 4 (Grimble, Finnie, Johnson, Paul) *not counting Botts
2012:
Failed to qualify:1 (Jean-Louis)
Left after one year: 10 (Briscoe, Carter, Davis, Dewey, Dillard, Ivery, Terry, Thompson, Witt, Lockhart)
Left after two years: 4 (Blue, Dortch, Hoilett, Hope)
2013:
Failed to qualify:3 (Bond, Lockley, Griffith)
Left after one year: 2 (Olsen, Sandland)
Left after two years: 1 (Lewis)
2014:
Failed to qualify: none
Left after one year: 1 (Hester)
Correct me if I am wrong but I am counting just 72 scholarship players for the Hurricanes in their opening game against Louisville (71 recruits, one transfer). In addition, 2 of them did not play in 2014 due to injury and suspension, and a third player transferred less than two weeks later.
I knew that we were under the scholarship limit, I had no idea that we were that far under the limit. And roughly 16 were redshirted. Were we really that low in overall depth?
Come on KB, need at least 4 of the 10 (don't even need to leave the state)
Dredrick Snelson
Sam Bruce (U commit)
Elijah Stove
T.J. Chase (Clemson Commit)
Dionte Mullins (U Commit)
Tyler Bryd (U Commit)
Freddie Pender
Bijimen Pender
Darnell Salomon
Freddie Swain
Posted by: Da U N Houston | February 10, 2015 at 10:33 PM
Coach Golden said that We will sign 6 WR's in the 2016 class and my guess is probably 5 of the 6 will be from South Florida if not all 6. Go Canes!
Posted by: Terrance Sullivan | February 10, 2015 at 10:46 PM
NEW BLOG IS UP!
Posted by: SOUP | February 10, 2015 at 11:13 PM