Proposed New Scholarship Limits beginning in 2025-2026

[R1Letterman]

Would be happy to have someone explain how I'm wrong, but this is pretty much the death knell for diamond sports at mid-major schools, right?

I think it would have helped previously, bit not now.
One way it could have helped would to avoud the big boys "hogging" bench warmers allegedly on walkon status that could have helped a g5 as a starter on scholarship.

Some enforcement would have helped as well. I doubt ncaa ever went to any registrars or bursars office to make sure there were checks submitted for many of these "partial" scholarship recipients.

[R1Letterman]

The benefit of the walk on program we have employed is the extra practice reps players get. We often have 4 different sets of work ongoing. System was brought here by Coach Napier and it has been refined by Coach Dez

Could this technically still occur, just with a different title. It was said that some womens basketball teams practice against students that are only practice players. So those "practice only" players are above their roster and walkon limits... Granted it would be harder to make that a glamorous position with no hope of even dressing and never even being on the roster.... but maybe a training table "scholarship" could be paid for out of academics, and gear?

[R1Letterman]

How can they stay in line with title 9 if baseball is higher than softball, and by increasing football scholarships

[CrazyCajun]

Would be happy to have someone explain how I'm wrong, but this is pretty much the death knell for diamond sports at mid-major schools, right?

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.

[VObserver]

How can they stay in line with title 9 if baseball is higher than softball, and by increasing football scholarships

Complying with T9 is not an NCAA concern; it is an individual school concern. A school might comply by offering women's volleyball and soccer while not offering those sports for men. [That is one of the ways Louisiana stays in compliance]

[CajunT]

We had 130 players on the roster in recent years due to the strong walk on program. Drop to 105 will hurt us as well.

With less scholarships being offered to HS athletes and with the Portal, the hit to P5 programs including UL will be minimal. There will be quality athletes that don't want to play at the FCS, and will walk on because the in-state cost is lower than going out of state as a walk-on.

[R1Letterman]

With less scholarships being offered to HS athletes and with the Portal, the hit to P5 programs including UL will be minimal. There will be quality athletes that don't want to play at the FCS, and will walk on because the in-state cost is lower than going out of state as a walk-on.

It is more. They used to have only 85 scholarships in football.

[CajunT]

It is more. They used to have only 85 scholarships in football.

The scholarship limit remains the same at 85, the roster limit will be 105 instead of unlimited.

[R1Letterman]

The scholarship limit remains the same at 85, the roster limit will be 105 instead of unlimited.

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

[SlickRick]

The scholarship limit remains the same at 85, the roster limit will be 105 instead of unlimited.

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