SIAA, but what is the thought process for the "new" RS era? Historically, RS are take to preserve a year of eligibility because you don't want to waste a year on a young player that is expected to be a meaningful contributor but needs a year to grow in both body and knowledge (or there too much depth in front that will be gone in the next year or two.)
In the current environment, now it seems to have added some more wrinkles than normal with the TP and the NIL. The UNLV QB wants more of the $$$ he thinks he deserves (although UNLV blowing out FSU without him probably didn't really help his leverage), the Bear William at $C (may be similar, etc.)
The conversation over the last week of RS and being informed over the weekend that Woods and Brown are taking a RS - and there may be others in this category (guys who are in their last year of eligibility but have rightfully been jumped by better players) - there seems to be more wrinkles. Neither of these guys are even close to making an NFL rosters or command any NIL at new destinations. At the same time, teams do need depth and back ups from upperclassmen. Is the speculation that they want to have one more year of getting to play FB at a lower level before they jump into the non-FB working world? I certainly can't think that they think they will get more PT next season (because hopefully, our younger LBs continue to grow and we recruit better.)
Who else do we foresee this with on the Buffs and what do we think/know are the motivations?
