Eliminating walk-ons in college football?

[18IsTheMan]

Possible proposal to reduce scholarships from the current 120 to 85-95. An unintended consequence of player compensation.

Could NCAA eliminate walk-ons? Explaining proposal in new college football compensation model | Sporting News

A reported proposal could mean the end for walk-ons in college football.

www.sportingnews.com

 

[Forkcock]

Damn

 

[LonghornsGamecocks]

If parity matters, both total roster size and scholarship limits should be in play. From a Gamecock perspective, reducing scholarships and roster sizes should help us, all else equal

 

[Tngamecock]

Possible proposal to reduce scholarships from the current 120 to 85-95. An unintended consequence of player compensation.

Could NCAA eliminate walk-ons? Explaining proposal in new college football compensation model | Sporting News

A reported proposal could mean the end for walk-ons in college football.

www.sportingnews.com

There’s an 85 scholarship limit already. Roster max is 120. The article is about maximum roster players.

 

[18IsTheMan]

There’s an 85 scholarship limit already. Roster max is 120. The article is about maximum roster players.

Yeah, everyone knows what I meant.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

Yeah, everyone knows what I meant.

Except you.

 

[Big JC]

ESPN wants an NFL minor league and NFL teams have smaller rosters and no walk ons. Salary caps and player unions are in the very near future. I can see my interest in college football going to close to zero in the next 10 years.

 

[atl-cock]

ESPN wants an NFL minor league and NFL teams have smaller rosters and no walk ons. Salary caps and player unions are in the very near future. I can see my interest in college football going to close to zero in the next 10 years.

IMO, NCAA D-III, the NAIA, and club teams are today the purest expression of intercollegiate athletics. Odds are hugely slim for such athletes to turn pro,