Correct. I thought Blakey sat a year b/c he was injured. I was thinking they had to already be enrolled in classes to make them sit a year.
Nope the moment the ink is dry on the fax machine is a binding contract. They must sit a year no matter the circumstances, unless the NCAA grants them a waiver like they did with Penn State.
That is why many media have been saying it isn't fair for a kid to have to sit a year when a coach can just up and leave whenever he wants. Their argument is that a kid should be allowed to transfer and not have to sit. I don't agree with that, because that brings up a whole new set of problems. Teams trying to recruit constantly from other schools.
However, I do think that if a coaching change does happen, kids should be allowed to look elsewhere and not have to sit.