Yes, but many had already played for Cig. It was not a roster of transfers from all over the country unfamiliar with his program’s culture. You still need a core of guys plus talented transfers.
Yes if he is genuinely a nice kid and wants to start the staff would help and reach out to coaches they know. This happens all the time in college and the Pros for cut players.
He might be bad if no one offered. College coaches have connections around the country. If he was decent I feel like members on our staff would have told others they knew at non p4 and fcs schools