A few things have changed recently that will likely impact some of our recruits one way or the other. WR Broussard's scholarship offer was pulled (he'll probably sign with San Jose State). That leaves us with 13 commitments that were offered 2002 scholarships. Of those 13, Clark is the only one I'm aware of that is not fully qualified. He is partially qualified, so he'll have a scholarship whether or not he fully qualifies more than likely. He would probably be redshirted anyway, so the bottom line is he probably won't play this year.
That leaves us with 4 uncommitted scholarships for 2002. Three are being held in hopes that Williams, Obomanu, and Walker commit after the sanctions are announced. McNair is supposedly awaiting a scholarship offer, but apparently we have not offered yet. Taylor apparently has or will reaffirm his commitment to AU.
Malone and Smith are almost certainly going to JUCO, so they don't realistically affect our scholarship numbers for 2002 or 2003.
That leaves McLain and Nance, both qualified, plus Browder, Ryan, and Pope who are only partially qualified. All have committed, but have been offered 2003 (blueshirt) scholarships at this point. McLain is supposedly visiting AU this weekend. If he is offered a 2002 scholarship in time, he may be one of the 17. If he is not, my bet is that he will sign with AU if offered.
So, who gets the remaining four of the seventeen 2002 scholarships is not etched in stone yet, except that Williams, Walker, and Obomanu will each get one if they commit and sign. If we don't sign anyone else beside those 3 mentioned, McLain is first in line for the final 2002 scholarship. If any of these 4 don't sign, any of the blueshirts that fully qualify (if any) before school starts will likely get a 2002 scholarship.