Proposed New Scholarship Limits beginning in 2025-2026

[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.

[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.