<p>HPuck, I am reading your post to say that players will be recruited to play positions that need help. I agree with you. I think the only way this can even be contemplated is if athletics can tip an application between two otherwise equally qualified candidates. </p>
<p>The Admissions Office does not analyze teams’ depth charts. Coaches do. Coaches flag applications of recruited athletes. In the case of a tie between applicants’ credentials for admissions, athletics can and does provide a tipping factor.</p>
<p>I am always skeptical of coincidences, even though I know they happen. Soccer team always has a goalie, football team always has offensive tackles, baseball team always has pitchers. It would be a coincidence if these things happened without giving value to a coach’s flag. I am not buying into the possibility that if there is no offensive tackle that the coach will try to convert a running back or go scouting for some big guy in Chemistry Lab.</p>