I don't believe Army is missing him much at all tonight.
For the military academies, you have through your sophomore year to withdraw. Once you start your Jr year, you will incur an obligation and the service can make your serve your time as an enlisted member to make up for the time you spent in the academy. The RB is a sophomore so he can withdraw and transfer.
I wonder if they actually will enforce that? Could make it harder to market themselves as a place to play, given the additional restrictions.
That is standard for all cadets, not just the ball players. The guys going to the Academies as football players aren't going for a career in the NFL. A very small % of them get a waiver to be accepted (not the best applicant but accepted as athlete). West Point has an acceptance rate of around 12%. The average SAT is 1331 and ACT is between 30-31. To be highly competitive, you would need to have an SAT around 1430 and an ACT above 32. Most of the cadets were involved in at least one varsity sport, were class officers, and had many extracurricular activities. The academies don't take the great athlete who scored 20 on the ACT. That person won't be able to handle the discipline of being a cadet, the class load and then practice.
I feel ya but I think Missouri gets another ten wins next year. Hardy will get another 1300 yards on my prediction.
I am far more concerned with the WR room than I am the RB room. As for the OLine, no we did not have any one individual lineman that's irreplaceable; however, I was hoping it would remain as intact as possible simply for continuity. Them working together as a unit is far more important than just the individual abilities of one player. Granted, exceptional individual abilities can help the rest to gel but I'm just more concerned with their cohesiveness.
