News came across the wire today that Virginia Tech will lose two current players to transfer, Holland Fisher and Shawn Payne. Holland Fisher was a redshirt freshman whip, and Payne was a redshirt freshman cornerback. Payne was rated three stars by 247sports, but only received another offer from Charlotte. Fisher, on the other hand, breeds a cautionary tale about recruiting.
Ever school tries to fit kids in under the line. Talented kids that want to play at FBS level often have grade issues- either their athletic prowess had allowed them to skate through school and they expected it to pay off, or they had received one kind of gift from God (or whoever is out there, or not) and not another.