The most important thing for Will Mahone, is that he have his life in order. NO FOOTBALL in 2014. PERIOD!!!!! At this point, football is SECOND. So, if he wants to play at YSU, have him enroll for Fall Semester and pay his own way. At the end of the semester, have Wolford get together with Mahone, and see how Will has done academically, and how things are going OFF the field. Make sure he has the alcohol issues and anger issues resolved.
Provided everything seems to be going well, let him onto the team and participate in Spring Practice, but without a scholarship. Have him EARN the scholarship by proving he has his life under control. If his off field issues are not taken care of, then he is of no use to himself, let alone YSU football. And, the last thing this kid needs is to have people be "enablers", and then wind up like Kelly Pavlik.
I could be wrong, but when Louis Irizarry(sorry if spelling is wrong) came to YSU, he was not immediately allowed onto the football team and given a scholarship. He had to prove to the coaching staff he was DESERVING of a scholarship, and that he had gotten his life in order off the field. And, to his credit, he did this, then went on to be a nice player for YSU. I have no idea how things are going for Louis now. I hope he is doing well, because in the few times I met him when he was in high school, he seemed like a good kid. Obviously, he made a series of poor decisions at OSU that led to him being dismissed from the team. This kind of thing happens.
I'm also curious as to whether or not he had any interest in returning to ND? I know the QB from the team which played in the BCS Title game got into trouble, and was kicked out of school, and off the team. He went to another school in South Bend, met all of the criteria he was required to meet in order to return to ND and to the football team, and he is now back at ND and was named the starter for the upcoming season. Was this option offered to Will? If it was, is it something he did not want to pursue? Or, was this not an option for him with ND?
