There is an adjustment that you have to make. With 6 open scholarships at D1, you have to sign a couple in period #1 and be started on a couple more for Period #2. Crucially, you need to be willing to accept walk-on players, if things do not go well.
If you get some bad luck in Period #1 or change jobs, then it is, admittedly, damn near impossible to recruit effectively at D1 in Period #2. There are a number of trolls that claim to like this, but there is definitely an adjustment that needs to be made to make the recruiting market function better.