^ That could be true, but I know it happened at least once.

^ That could be true, but I know it happened at least once.

Sounds like it worked out great for that young man and that is a good thing.

Not many have the choice to consider D2 because D2 teams do not seem to be making many offers to players in Ky' date=' that I am aware of.[/quote']

 

That is a possibility because there are only two D2 schools in KY: Kentucky Wesleyan and Kentucky State.

FCS D1 has more scholarships to offer than D2 but they also get the pick of the litter. They have more players who want to go D1 so more players are competing for those scholarships. Here's what happens... rather I should say what did happen. D1 school offers scholarship but isn't explicit about the nature of that scholarship. Another player comes a long who D1 school considers to be a better prospect so they give the full ride to the other kid. Our local player still gets a scholarship but not a full ride. So the local kid takes the full scholarship to the D2 school. He could have gone to either school on scholarship but chose the full-ride to D2. So my point is that more local guys have offers to D1 than made the final list in this thread because they may have chosen to go to a D2 school when they could have gone to a D1.

So your saying most the D2 guys on the list had D1 offers but only partial? I don't think this partial D1 thing is the norm. If a school wants a kid bad enough they will offer full.

Looking at some of the schools on the list I see pikeville has 156 kids on the football team. Wow!!

So your saying most the D2 guys on the list had D1 offers but only partial? I don't think this partial D1 thing is the norm. If a school wants a kid bad enough they will offer full.

 

No, that is not what I am saying : ). It is almost impossible to fully communicate when posting on a forum.

 

Post #30 made a comment about how few D1 players there are from NKY this year. My point is that there are others who could play at D1 (or at least have received offers to play at D1) but may have chosen to go to a D2 team because the offer was better. As I look back at the OP my point isn't as strong as I originally thought because there are only 2 players listed under D2. I do know that at least one of them had a D1 offer but chose to go to D2 because that school gave him free room, board, and tuition. That is a better offer than he had from the D1 school.

No, that is not what I am saying : ). It is almost impossible to fully communicate when posting on a forum.

 

Post #30 made a comment about how few D1 players there are from NKY this year. My point is that there are others who could play at D1 (or at least have received offers to play at D1) but may have chosen to go to a D2 team because the offer was better. As I look back at the OP my point isn't as strong as I originally thought because there are only 2 players listed under D2. I do know that at least one of them had a D1 offer but chose to go to D2 because that school gave him free room, board, and tuition. That is a better offer than he had from the D1 school.

 

I can echo this comment. I was surprised, even shocked, that the D2 offers were so much better than the FCS offers. All we heard from the FCS schools was "We don't want to spend a full scholarship on an OL". On the other hand, the D2 schools seemed desperate for good linemen. There is also a lot to be said for smaller schools with smaller class size. Plus the opportunity to compete for immediate playing time is there.

Cameron Bailey Lexington Catholic OL committed to Morehead State. D1 FCS

Ok with a call name Knights, you must follow the program close. How about the kid Castlen? Any look or offers for him? Big kid at 6'5 270's. How about in the future, who do you see in the program that might play in the next level?

First it’s important to remember only about 4% of HS players will play college football, only .7% will receive any kind of D1 scholly. So that being said it doesn’t matter what type of offer you receive it’s special. As a norm I would say D1 FCS teams have better offers than D2, I mean how can you argue with 63 scholarships compared to 36. By NCAA rules D1 FCS teams have to have a minimum of 77 players on some type of scholly.

 

I don't know the kid that got a full ride to a D2 school. I guess if it was Kentucky Wesleyan or Kentucky State I would understand, they might have to pay more to land a good player since they are not that competitive in D2. D2 schools have a limit of 36 scholarships and that not per year that's total. For the most part like NAIA which has a limit of 34 scholarships they split their scholarships among the vast majority of players. They might give a little more to land a D1 caliber athlete.

 

UIndy which is probably the closest quality D2 program around doesn’t have anyone on full athletic scholarship. For example UIndy will probably have 115 kids on their roster this year, but roughly only 55 or so will be on some type of scholarship (This year UIndy will recruit about 35 kids, only about 15 will receive any type of scholly). That means 60+ kids are walk-ons. I would guess the two players committed to D2 programs this year probably aren’t on full rides..maybe the kid going to Malone since they are about as competitive as the 2 D2 programs in KY.

 

NAIA is in the same boat, Majority will sign over 45 kids, but few if any at all will have a full ride. The majority of quality kids will only receive $3500-$4500 from football. A large number will basically walk-on. That’s not very much when considering the cost per year to go a NAIA school (Normally $30,000 per year +).

First it’s important to remember only about 4% of HS players will play college football, only .7% will receive any kind of D1 scholly. So that being said it doesn’t matter what type of offer you receive it’s special. As a norm I would say D1 FCS teams have better offers than D2, I mean how can you argue with 63 scholarships compared to 36. By NCAA rules D1 FCS teams have to have a minimum of 77 players on some type of scholly.

 

I don't know the kid that got a full ride to a D2 school. I guess if it was Kentucky Wesleyan or Kentucky State I would understand, they might have to pay more to land a good player since they are not that competitive in D2. D2 schools have a limit of 36 scholarships and that not per year that's total. For the most part like NAIA which has a limit of 34 scholarships they split their scholarships among the vast majority of players. They might give a little more to land a D1 caliber athlete.

 

UIndy which is probably the closest quality D2 program around doesn’t have anyone on full athletic scholarship. For example UIndy will probably have 115 kids on their roster this year, but roughly only 55 or so will be on some type of scholarship (This year UIndy will recruit about 35 kids, only about 15 will receive any type of scholly). That means 60+ kids are walk-ons. I would guess the two players committed to D2 programs this year probably aren’t on full rides..maybe the kid going to Malone since they are about as competitive as the 2 D2 programs in KY.

 

NAIA is in the same boat, Majority will sign over 45 kids, but few if any at all will have a full ride. The majority of quality kids will only receive $3500-$4500 from football. A large number will basically walk-on. That’s not very much when considering the cost per year to go a NAIA school (Normally $30,000 per year +).

Very good info!! What's your take on a school with 156 football players and a male enrollment of only 700 boys? This is around 20% of every male student are on the FB team!

I did not know this but it doesn't change the accuracy of my statement. I do know of a local athlete who received an offer from a D1 school and later found out it wasn't a full ride so he held off committing. Ended up getting a full-ride to D2 and is tickled pink that he will receive a $45K per year education for free. Good deal, huh?

 

Great deal if he likes that school.

 

If it's an FCS school a kid needs to be crystal clear on the offer - full/partial.

All players added.

 

The list is growing. Expect much more this week.

As of right now:

 

FBS - 26

FCS - 15

D II - 2

D III - 3

NAIA - 15

 

Total - 61

Very good info!! What's your take on a school with 156 football players and a male enrollment of only 700 boys? This is around 20% of every male student are on the FB team!

Look close and see how the overwhelming majority are freshman, and after the first year a lot of them figure it out that they are not going to see the field, so they do not come back the next year. If you are not getting any money or very little and your are not going to play, why put in all the work for almost no chance of playing. Every year more and more leave the program until there are about a dozen seniors.

All players added.

 

The list is growing. Expect much more this week.

Thanks for keeping a running tab on these players and where they are headed.