Help Settle Argument - Scollie Limits

[Roy]

I have a co-worker saying that most teams don't use all 85 scholarships. I think it is ridiculous when it comes to power conference teams. Is there any website that shows what players are on scholarship and what aren't so I can provide evidence?

 

[OnLookin08]

Teams will leave schollies open in order to save them for a bigger class of recruits for the following year. They don't necessarily use them just because they have them. Now, I don't know how many teams might leave open in a given year, but not a whole lot.

 

[PJHawk]

I have a co-worker saying that most teams don't use all 85 scholarships.

Although I have no evidence to support it - I would say your co-worker is wrong.

 

[Hawkchop]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][FONT=Arial,Helvetica]To retain division I status, a football team must have 76.5 football scholarship players and can carry 85 active scholarship players. In division I-AA, schools have 63 scholarships, usually divided among 85 players


[/FONT][/FONT]http://www.collegesportsscholarships.com/football.htm.....some random site that may not no anything.

 

[glacierhawk]

There could always be unused scholarships, especially when players leave the team during the summer. However, most coaches will use those to reward an older walk-on with a scholarship for a year rather than letting it sit unused for a season.

 

[Scotttyd]

There could always be unused scholarships, especially when players leave the team during the summer. However, most coaches will use those to reward an older walk-on with a scholarship for a year rather than letting it sit unused for a season.

Exactly - if they have empty scholarships by the start of the season, they will often use them on a senior - that way they do not go unused, but they are also not locked up for multiple years and they can have more to offer freshman/transfers.