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Anyone know how over the limit we are (if at all?)

It is hard to give a decisive answer since it depends on some things.

For example, will Morgan Flint be on scholarship? He seems like the odds on favorite to be the starting placekicker next season. It would be pretty hard to justify not having a senior that begins the season as a starter on scholarship, but who knows.

Also, Showalter and Cavaille were on conditional scholarships last season. Showalter was one of the top performers on special teams last season so he earned his scholarship, but it will be tough to find room to renew it as things stand now.

All that being said, if you count every incoming recruit, all the current players with scholarships (minus Hamani) and the three borderline players mentioned above (Flint, Showalter and Cavaille), the number is 90. People can do the math from there in terms of getting the number down to 85. There are a lot of scenarios that can accomplish it. It would have been a lot harder to get down to 85 if Hamani didn't announce he was leaving and Bryce Brown had chosen the Ducks, but that would have been a nice problem to have.

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Moseley touched on this on his blog in his Chip Kelly interview. Said we were right on 85. Flint and Showalter not on schollies. Don't remember the other ones he mentioned. I'm short on time so I can't get you a link, just search Moseley's blog.

spinseeker wrote:Moseley touched on this on his blog in his Chip Kelly interview. Said we were right on 85. Flint and Showalter not on schollies. Don't remember the other ones he mentioned. I'm short on time so I can't get you a link, just search Moseley's blog.

Here is the link:

http://blogs.registerguard.com/cms/inde ... y-session/

Chip must already know a couple of the players on the list below that won't be on the team next season since, even without counting Flint, Showalter and Cavaille, it adds up to 87 rather than 85.

QUARTERBACKS
Jermiah Masoli
Nathan Costa
Justin Roper
Darron Thomas
Daryle Hawkins
(Total: 5, Running Total: 5)

RUNNING BACKS
LeGarrette Blount
LaMichael James
Remene Alston Jr.
Andre Crenshaw
(Total: 4, Running Total: 9)

TIGHT ENDS
Ed Dickson
Malachi Lewis
NaDerris Ward
Dion Jordan
David Paulson
Mychal Rivera
(Total: 6, Running Total: 15)

WIDE RECEIVERS
Drew Davis
Jeffrey Maehl
Jamere Holland
Chris Harper
Garrett Embry
Aaron Pflugrad
Blake Cantu
Lavasier Tuinei
Diante Jackson
Braxton Lane
Nick Cole
Tyrece Gaines
(Total: 12, Running Total 27)

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
C.E. Kaiser
Bo Thran
Jordan Holmes
Mark Asper
Darrion Weems
Nick Cody
Charlie Carmichael
Carson York
Everett Benyard III
Karrington Armstrong
Trevor Fox
Jamaal Burrell
(Total: 12, Running Total: 39)

CORNERBACKS
Walter Thurmond III
Talmadge Jackson III
Willie Glasper
Anthony Gildon
Chad Peppars
Will Wallace
Kenjon Barner
Scott Grady
Cliff Harris
Avery Patterson
(Total: 10, Running Total: 49)

SAFETIES
T.J. Ward
Marvin Johnson
Javes Lewis
Titus Jackson
John Boyett
Brian Jackson
(Total: 6, Running Total: 55)

LINEBACKERS
Casey Matthews
Spencer Paysinger
Eddie Pleasant
Bryson Littlejohn
Dewitt Stuckey
Brandon Hanna
Terrance Pritchett
Tyrell Irvin
Kiko Alonso
Josh Kaddu
Boseko Lokombo
Michael Clay
(Total: 12, Running Total: 67)

DEFENSIVE ENDS
Will Tukuafu
Kenny Rowe
Brandon Bair
Terrell Turner
Dominic Glover
Zac Clark
Taylor Hart
Anthony Anderson
Keaton Arden
(Total: 9, Running Total: 76)

DEFENSIVE TACKLES
Tonio Celotto
Blake Ferras
Andrew Iupati
Terrance Montgomery
Simi Toeaina
Justin Brown
Wade Keliikipi
(Total: 7, Running Total: 83)

SPECIALISTS
Jackson Rice
Daniel Padilla
Mike Bowlin
Zach Taylor
(Total: 4, Running Total: 87)