David Marsh No. 1 Share Posted July 24 About a month ago I wrote an article about the proposed changes to roster sizes in football and what looked like an overall cut. A cut that would have effected walk ons in particular. Link below... Football Roster Reductions Would be a Mistake | FishDuck FISHDUCK.COM One proposed rule change coming up for college football is reducing the team rosters down to 85-95, but... But now it seems like there has been a complete change in direction and a push to increase roster sizes. In football's case to 105. The On3 article doesn't mention walk ons last I checked. NCAA expected to approve increased scholarships across multiple sports, 105 roster limit for football WWW.ON3.COM The NCAA has approved new roster-size limits, paving the way for programs to give several more... This would be interesting as this might signal more specialists get scholarships. It's hard to imagine how top teams can load up even more talent but they'll certainly find a way. What are your thoughts? Is this good or bad for the sport? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanLduck No. 2 Share Posted July 24 If a season is to be 17 games, potentially, then more depth in players would be a good thing. Maybe it's also just recognizing that most teams carry that many players but do so with walk-ons. This way those kids could get scholarships and not hope for NIL to cover costs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JabbaNoBargain No. 3 Share Posted July 25 On 7/24/2024 at 3:11 PM, DanLduck said: If a season is to be 17 games, potentially, then more depth in players would be a good thing. Maybe it's also just recognizing that most teams carry that many players but do so with walk-ons. This way those kids could get scholarships and not hope for NIL to cover costs. This. Nomenclature is changing. The word “scholarship” no longer means the same thing if “walk-ons” are going to school for free and being compensated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
