2024 Spring Football Review: Offensive Line

Hope no one gets frustrated and decides to sit out and try portal next opportunity. Interesting to me that I believe 3 of these starters were at a different college or portal additions. (If I recall, Brooks was a straight juco recruit.)

NIL scholarships?

What does that even mean?

We have more than 85 scholarship players? Is that similar to putting walk-ons on financial aid scholarships?

Do they count against the walk-on limit, or can a team have unlimited players again?

Orangeheart72 said:

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* (If I recall, Brooks was a straight juco recruit.)

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Brooks transferred from Vanderbilt ahead of the 2022 season

Rodeo, I think that's the equivalent of a "preferred walk-on". They get full team benefits but room, tuition & fees, and other educational expenses are paid by NIL. They would not count against the 85 scholarship limit. I think NIL has made that rule moot.

CowboyKip said:

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Rodeo, I think that's the equivalent of a "preferred walk-on". They get full team benefits but room, tuition & fees, and other educational expenses are paid by NIL. They would not count against the 85 scholarship limit. I think NIL has made that rule moot.

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so, are you saying that we're back to the "dark ages" where OU, Texas and Nebraska would buy up 150-200 players to keep other schools from getting any?

No, because there are still roster limits.

I don't see Calvin Harvey in the 3 deep. I had understood that he was a potential starter.

Cdub234 said:

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No, because there are still roster limits.

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so... I found articles that claim there is no limit by the NCAA, and I also found this Yahoo article discussing changes in the NCAA rules to reduce the roster size .

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/ncaa-eliminate-walk-ons-college-football-compensation-model/517f3aa4819284c02febf3d9

The NCAA is reportedly considering a change to football roster limits that could reduce the number of players on a team from 120 to between 85-95, according to Yahoo Sports. College teams are only allowed a maximum of 85 scholarship players on a roster, which could then jeopardize any room for walk-ons.

Rodeo, the roster limit has been 120 for a long time. I don't think there would be much support among the power four conferences to reduce that number.

Kip, I see web info that says there are currently no limitations on walk-ons. Perhaps preferred walk-ons are limited up to the 120 (85 scolly's + 35 pwo's). There is talk of a $20mm limit on monies to players on D-1 teams which seems incredibly high to me.

Also interesting to me to see we have 3 or 4 guys who have started at times now on the 2nd and 3rd teams. And if we rotate an entire line to give the 1st team a rest, we not only get bigger but Dodson at 6-6 308 is the smallest guy!