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OSU Spring Football Notes: Walk-Ons Grandfathered a Positive, Most Positions up for Grabs

April 11, 2025
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STILLWATER – On my radio show on Friday morning (April 11), I had a caller who was one of the attendees to The Boys From Oklahoma concert on opening day Thursday. He said getting there early and in line for a beverage, he was able to watch some of the spring football practice going on the practice fields at the Sherman Smith Training Center and practice fields.

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OSU Spring Football Notes: Walk-Ons Grandfathered a Positive, Most Positions up for Grabs

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RodeoPoke
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3:37p, 4/11/25
I'm not sure I followed that walk-on bit....

you can have them up to the 105 roster limit? Meaning all the 105 don't have to have scholarships?

How could Gundy have more guys to practice with, if the rosters use to be this much or more already?

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BuffalOKstate
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In reply to RodeoPoke • 4:38p, 4/11/25
I think the hope is essentially current walkons do not count against the 105. So if there are currently 11 walkons on the roster, you could have 105 plus the 11 walkons don't count against it. Eventually you'd get down to 105 as those players left/graduated, but it was be a phase in period.
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8:47p, 4/11/25
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Zach Lancaster
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In reply to BuffalOKstate • 9:09p, 4/11/25
BuffalOKstate said:
I think the hope is essentially current walkons do not count against the 105. So if there are currently 11 walkons on the roster, you could have 105 plus the 11 walkons don't count against it. Eventually you'd get down to 105 as those players left/graduated, but it was be a phase in period.
I do believe this would be the sentiment, at least for the time being until they were phased out by transfers and graduation. Sort of like the extra COVID eligibility.
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In reply to Zach Lancaster • 11:43p, 4/11/25
Thanks for clearing that up because that is not what the article stated.
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In reply to Hawkn86 • 8:20a, 4/12/25
Hawkn86 said:
Thanks for clearing that up because that is not what the article stated.
yeah, that's why I was asking.... perhaps the sentence should have said "would NOT" count against the 105 roster limit.


"Judge Wilken suggested to the attorneys for the NCAA that the organization grandfather in any current walk-ons in programs. They would count against the roster limit, which is 105 for football."

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