From SPORTS ILLUSTRATED today --- quoting THE ATHLETIC
“The Athletic studied the careers of the top 50 high school quarterbacks who signed with FBS programs in the recruiting classes of 2014 through 2017. Those signees have all been in college now for at least three years.
So far, 57 percent of those QBs have transferred from the school they initially signed with. And that percentage will likely increase during this offseason.
“Based on these recent classes, if a top-50 QB signee doesn’t start one game in his first two years on campus, there’s an almost 75 percent chance he’ll end up leaving the program.
And even if a top-50 QB does make a start in the first two years, there’s a nearly 45 percent chance he’ll still end up transferring. This is where college football is now.”
“The Athletic studied the careers of the top 50 high school quarterbacks who signed with FBS programs in the recruiting classes of 2014 through 2017. Those signees have all been in college now for at least three years.
So far, 57 percent of those QBs have transferred from the school they initially signed with. And that percentage will likely increase during this offseason.
“Based on these recent classes, if a top-50 QB signee doesn’t start one game in his first two years on campus, there’s an almost 75 percent chance he’ll end up leaving the program.
And even if a top-50 QB does make a start in the first two years, there’s a nearly 45 percent chance he’ll still end up transferring. This is where college football is now.”
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