Coach Shafer's dismissal creates a lot of question marks for the 2016 recruiting class and beyond.
When a recruit decides to commits to a school, the head coach is a major factor in that decision. The strength of the relationship with that coach, the system his offense or defense utilizes, and that coach's prestige within the college football word all affect a recruit's decision. On Monday, all fifteen verbal commitment for the Syracuse Orange were without a head coach.
The reaction from the Class of 2016 has been fairly muted. Most seem to have adopted a wait and see approach.