Proposed New Scholarship Limits beginning in 2025-2026

[R1Letterman]

I think you are right T, but need to confirm scholarship limit for football.

Good news if so

[R1Letterman]

If someone is on TOPPS, under new guidelines would they be considered "on scholarship"

Ill be happy to see no more "academic" scholarships for c and d student baseball (sec) "walkons"

[CajunT]

First post of thread: the scholarship limit is also the roster limit, so a school can choose to give full rides to every athlete.

If they can fully fund them. The same for Baseball, Arizona has already announced it will give scholarships to its entire roster. I fully expect more P4s to do the same.

When it comes to football to my knowledge the scholarships will remain at 85 for UL now and the walk-on program will provide the other 20.

[JMV JustMyView]

you still only have 9 people on the field at a time. They want to play. I think it effects diamond sports less because you dont substitute during games like football and basketball.

I see pinch runners, pinch hitters, relief pitchers, defensive replacements coming in the game all the time.

[Dad04]

Outside of about 40 or so schools, college sports is dead to everyone with the current landscape. Everyone else is nothing more than a feeder program for those 40ish

Roster limts, Transfer Portal
NIL $$$ have, or will kill(ed) most midmajor schools' chances at national relevence.

[sportsfanatic21]

Roster limts, Transfer Portal
NIL $$$ have, or will kill(ed) most midmajor schools' chances at national relevence.

Unfortunately, yep.

The expectations for UL sports (and most other G5 programs) probably need to change. Making a regional in the sticks sports will be a very good outcome. A bowl game appearance in football, and the good old “3 games in March” for basketball. That’s about as good as can be hoped for. It’s sad what college sports have become.

As you said, national relevance is probably a thing of the past.