Barkley is an interesting player. He plays on a team that has more size and D1 players then some D1 programs. He definitely has skill but it is easy to see how he could get lost in the crowd on that team. In many ways, he is the prototypical Collins player and is comparable to Beran and Martinelli. Like Martinelli was supposed to be, he could be a redshirt candidate but with 6 scholarship players right now, NU needs all the bodies they can find.
I am going to say this out loud, while it is possible that all will work out for Collins in the next few weeks, it is insane that NU currently has 6 players who - for the moment - are committed to play next year - Barnhizer, Nicholoson, Berry, Martinelli, Hunger (missed most of season), plus two freshman who are signed.
Given NU admissions, I feel the need to post the following: