what happens if your in battle and the recruits signing preference comes up you don't have your open schollie available yet, does he automatically sign with the other team in the battle or does he hold off til second session?

obviously I assume if your the only high then he'll wait but what if your VH and the other guys is High and the recruit has an "end of period 1 or whenever" preference. Would I automatically lose him unless I knock all others down til the second session

If he has a late preference he will wait until part two. I think you can offer (I think), but he will never sign with you. I am pretty sure during beta you could extend the offer, and some players would drop their considering level if you offered and did not have an opening.

Can one of the beta testers who tried this confirm this fact? I have recently answered a site mail with the advice of not extending an offer you do not have, based on what could be a faulty memory from last years beta test.

I know he'll wait but what if I offer guy after all my cure to scholarships have been filled during the 1st session if he has a 1st session signing preference. Would he wait if say his "time" came up and I won the "dice roll" but at the time I had no available scholarship, would he wait til second session to sign once I had an opening or would my effort be basically non existent?

He will sign with the team that meets the requirements of having a scholarship offer, has openings and is either H or VH.

So in your scenario, if the other team is H or VH, he will sign with them. You need to knock the other team down to Moderate and then you'll have a chance to sign him in the 2nd session.