Like last year, you can expect a good amount of attrition in the football program again this offseason.

We already know that tight end Darius Redman won’t be back. His status was changed from “r-Junior” to “Senior” (on hokiesports.com) before the Military Bowl, which means that he has elected not to return for his fifth year. Redman had little to no chance of earning playing time next season, so the decision is probably best for him as well as the program.

It’s impossible to get an accurate scholarship count. We have to do things such as guess that Wade Hansen and Joey Slye will be placed on scholarship, and we don’t know exactly which recruits will qualify and which will not.

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