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Mailbag: Why Shirt Color Matters in Recruiting

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The second and final National Signing Day of the 2019 cycle is a week away, and you have questions…

From Grant via text: I realize teams have 85 total and 25 initial scholarships. Could you explain what the terms “grayshirt” and “blueshirt” mean to how teams get to those totals?

A few years ago, the concept of grayshirting was somewhat controversial—not because of what it is but because of how it was being used. A grayshirt player delays enrollment by a semester and joins the team during the spring semester of the following year.