Practical question regarding admission denials

[1983 Cotton Bowl]

Since it appears that several of last year's signees either did not qualify or were denied admission, how does that affect the number of scholarship players on the roster? Did we sign more than 25 guys last year, anticipating that there would be attrition? Or are we looking at a situation where we had exactly a 25 man class, but are now ending up with a 18 or 19 man class? I'm assuming with the player dismissals after June's first season and the attrition since then, that we are still not up to the full complement of scholarships on the FB team.