Harkless, Linsdey and Pelle have been discussed as three inelgibles, who is the 4th?
Outside Lindsey (who has to complete his Juco credits over the summer) I am not sure who the other three are. I suspect one is Pointer with questions involving his improvement and the Prep school he attends. However at this time I think most players haven't been cleared by the NCAA Clearinghouse as many would not have completed all requirements until the end of the semester (although some might have already which is how some football players are able to enroll early as they completed all NCAA requirements by the middle of their Senior year in high school).
Can they qualify in the middle of december and be alive for the majority of the season?
Yes, however they cannot enroll in school for the Fall semester (see below)
Is Prop 48 still around? or do we lose the recruits until the fall of 2012.?
A variation of Prop 48 is around however, the Big East does not allow for partial qualifiers. So if they don't qualify, they would either have to go somewhere else (e.g. Remi Barry) where the school and league accepts partial qualifiers, enroll in Juco, go the Prep route for a post grad year or not enroll and try to qualify in the fall and enroll in the Spring (this would basically be a SAT issue where the kid did not score high enough).
Very nervous about this? What is our back up plan, practice starts in 4 months.
I am not worried. While it is possible we may lose a recruit if the Clearinghouse doesn't clear one, I think it will work out fine. As far as a backup plan, pretty slim pickings left at this late of a date. You go with what you have.