Cherry will serve as a student coach
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That mean we can use his spot for one of those lineman?
So let me get this straight. Student coaching while recuperating. He'll again be eligible to play in 26.
Yup think cigs is just freeing up a spot on the roster for someone else for a year
It is a good use of Cherry as he heals next Fall and keep him into the offense until he heals. This way he doesn't get behind the others knowing the offense.
Think so. I saw someone else mentioned that in the comments on X.
Edit: meaning freeing up a spot (not necessarily for the lineman).
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Yes, at least that’s what it says in the report.
I would assume he still gets his NIL or else he probably wouldn’t agree to it.
Could be a great thing for him... If he learns the position well enough to teach it, it can only help his decision making on the field when he gets back...
Yeah, and also CIG being creative with roster spots.
I’m sure it’s within the rules or he wouldn’t be doing it.
Cig playing chess. Love it for Tyler. Love it for IU.
It’s called grey shirting. Saban, Meyer and Dabo did it and got blasted by the media and rival fans. It’s perfectly legal though and as long as the student athlete is fine with it, I don’t think it’s an issue.
That's excellent. Cig seems to have indicated a few times that he believes Cherry has a lot of promise as a player. Despite joking his first spring practice about arm strength. Seems like another indication they want to develop him. Good move by Cherry and staff.
Heal up Tyler! Can't wait to watch you winning big games and throwing touchdowns!
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Heal up Tyler! Can't wait to watch you winning big games and throwing touchdowns!
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Actually that is not Gray shirting. Gray shirting is having a guy sign a NLI in February but not having the report until January. It was a way of oversigning guys but not having them on the squad until the following spring. I am not sure if it is still legal
I thought grey shirting was more like having HS athletes delay their arrival on campus by a semester so that they wouldn't count for the season, but would fill a spot by someone who exhausted their eligibility when the season ended.
That is actually what grey shirting is. However I believe it is now illegal.
Makes sense, thanks. I wouldn’t think that Cherry would be allowed to use NIL money though? Is it definite that the number is 105 or is that still on the table?
Besides Tyler Cherry not being on the roster, there's also Josh Pilostin, Cooper Jones, & Nick Kidwell which frees up 3-4 scholarships from the 84 previously mentioned.
Yeah, I looked for Kidwell. I was hoping he would get one more chance to be healthy and have a full year before he is done with football. Poor guy.
...and just as important, NIL...
Great roster management adding creativity to add needed resources to take on the big boys of the past. Might cypher whether student Coach being a paid position.
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Ashame, if it's true, that Cooper Jones isn't on the roster. I had high hopes for him...
Yes, due to knee surgery. It also said he will play in 2026 “if able”. That is one heck of an injury.
I guess I'm misssing something then. Why wouldn't he be getting NIL? It seems he could still do just about anything required to "earn" NIL besides playing on Saturdays. Hell, I think normal students could get NIL if someone wanted to pay them to appear or whatever.
