You just aren't that smart. The "up to" 30% comes from the Covid number. That was the percentage of players changing their college plans from 4 years to 5 years.

If your 2028 isn't getting those looks, Mom and Dad will send them to the reclass factory to get them older then the next class. The post didn't ask about future classes but that's the end effect on future classes too.

You better believe a substantial portion of 2028's born from 8/1/2008 will be looking to gain that reclass advantage. Parents of kids even older, and we know there are a bunch, will still be looking at it bc the aim is to gain as much advantage as possible to gain entry into a preferred school.

The 5 in 5 is a stupid fix. 4 in 5 remains the way and sports should end at age 25 with no exceptions. If you want to serve in the military or serve your God, go ahead and we respect that but that's your. choice. Get out of the way for the next class and give them a chance.

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Anonymous wrote:Strictly from an age requirement perspective, PG years and earlier re-classes will not be as popular. With roster limitations, transfers will start to become less as well, as there are only so many uniforms handed out now. College sports will look different in 5 years in a whole host of ways.

They will be more popular

Nope. Cause colleges won’t have the 5th season of eligibility. And no recourse if injury happens. Risk averse are coaches at high collegiate level.

What?
2028 impact will be an immediate reduction in recruiting by up to 30%. This will lead to the 28's trying to flood the re-class market. The 28's enter college at 19-20 years old. They take their 5 years ending college at 24-25.

You are almost as confused as the prior poster. First sentence is directionally correct, but overstated. Probably a 20% reduction if it gets passed. The rest of your post doesn't make sense.

Why would the reclass market be flooded? The compression will be just as bad for the 2029 and 2030 classes. No specific angle in reclassing unless you are marginal and have some reason to believe a massive improvement is likely. Or if you have a major injury, maybe. You have to have a line on a good club that will let you join an already-formed team, etc.

Also, you aren't following the proposed age rules. The 5-year clock starts the Fall after graduation, or the Fall after the school year during which the athlete turns 19. If you enter college at 20, you will lose a year of eligibility.

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Anonymous wrote:Strictly from an age requirement perspective, PG years and earlier re-classes will not be as popular. With roster limitations, transfers will start to become less as well, as there are only so many uniforms handed out now. College sports will look different in 5 years in a whole host of ways.

They will be more popular

Nope. Cause colleges won’t have the 5th season of eligibility. And no recourse if injury happens. Risk averse are coaches at high collegiate level.

What?
2028 impact will be an immediate reduction in recruiting by up to 30%. This will lead to the 28's trying to flood the re-class market. The 28's enter college at 19-20 years old. They take their 5 years ending college at 24-25.

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Anonymous wrote:Strictly from an age requirement perspective, PG years and earlier re-classes will not be as popular. With roster limitations, transfers will start to become less as well, as there are only so many uniforms handed out now. College sports will look different in 5 years in a whole host of ways.

They will be more popular

Nope. Cause colleges won’t have the 5th season of eligibility. And no recourse if injury happens. Risk averse are coaches at high collegiate level.

Isn’t the point making it allowed to have 5 years of eligibility?

The 5 year eligibility clock starts when the athlete either graduates from HS or turns 19….whichever comes first. So if you are 19 doing a PG year or turn 19your senior year I. hS, the clock starts before the athlete gets on campus.

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Anonymous wrote:Strictly from an age requirement perspective, PG years and earlier re-classes will not be as popular. With roster limitations, transfers will start to become less as well, as there are only so many uniforms handed out now. College sports will look different in 5 years in a whole host of ways.

They will be more popular

Nope. Cause colleges won’t have the 5th season of eligibility. And no recourse if injury happens. Risk averse are coaches at high collegiate level.

Isn’t the point making it allowed to have 5 years of eligibility?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Strictly from an age requirement perspective, PG years and earlier re-classes will not be as popular. With roster limitations, transfers will start to become less as well, as there are only so many uniforms handed out now. College sports will look different in 5 years in a whole host of ways.

They will be more popular

Nope. Cause colleges won’t have the 5th season of eligibility. And no recourse if injury happens. Risk averse are coaches at high collegiate level.

Anonymous wrote:Strictly from an age requirement perspective, PG years and earlier re-classes will not be as popular. With roster limitations, transfers will start to become less as well, as there are only so many uniforms handed out now. College sports will look different in 5 years in a whole host of ways.

They will be more popular

I think better and more age aligned so not such wide gaps with age/development.

Strictly from an age requirement perspective, PG years and earlier re-classes will not be as popular. With roster limitations, transfers will start to become less as well, as there are only so many uniforms handed out now. College sports will look different in 5 years in a whole host of ways.

Anonymous wrote:Mostly impact acc and big10 rosters. Ivy and patriot don’t have grad years players so no impact. Other schools will be a mixed bag. Most kids graduating are looking to play up so lower level schools not much of an impact. I think 48 man roster is a bigger impact for recruiting.

BU opted in

https://goterriers.com/news/2026/5/5/general-statement-from-boston-university-athletics

acc and b10 will only take the best 5 -6 hs players each year. These kids will not play until senior year while the coaches bring in transfer each year to have oldest most experienced players. Others on the team will leave because they were top in HS but will never play. There will be hundreds of players in the portal each year. If you look at the portal, currently there are some teams with 10+ players looking to transfer; could be an opportunity for a big hs recruitment class for some teams. With the portal and 5 years playing time, I think this whole thing is a coach’s nightmare, personally.

Mostly impact acc and big10 rosters. Ivy and patriot don’t have grad years players so no impact. Other schools will be a mixed bag. Most kids graduating are looking to play up so lower level schools not much of an impact. I think 48 man roster is a bigger impact for recruiting.

Will definitely see smaller recruiting classes starting in 2028 if this passes.

Keeps the ages in right range otheewise have 25/26 yo playing against 18/19 yo.

Here is why...the rule, as written today, is an athlete gets 5 years to play 5 seasons starting after HS graduation or the athlete turns 19...whichever comes first. So, in our holdback culture, if a player turns 19 anytime before his or her season starts, that senior season counts as 1 of the 5, under the rule as written. Thus, that athlete will have 4 seasons of college to play, not 5. And remember, no redshirts or medical exemptions anymore either, according to the rule.

It will have a major impact in college hockey, basketball and football as well, but figured lacrosse board, so stick to that.