NCAA looking at reducing number of scholarships from 85 to 80?

[spliff45]

It will also consider reducing the number of basketball scholarships from 13 to 12. Other measures being looked at is eliminating all foreign travel, reducing mandatory out-of-season practice time, and cutting the number of games across a number of sports.

NCAA exploring scholarship cut for several sports - CBSSports.com

 

[TritonHawkeye]

My first reaction is that this may not be a bad thing.

Though it would be for a different reason, the NCAA needs to address over signing as well.

 

[HawkForce]

Can we go back to 22 scholarships? In football....come on, deep down everyone wants to see the return of the Iron Men.

 

[bws258]

sounds fine to me ... so long as they ban the SEC from oversigning

 

[ssckelley]

The article did not mention a reason behind this.

 

[hawkfarmer]

I would say they're trying to save universities money, but that is dumb. It will just increase over signing, unless they deal with it.

 

[Clark]

That would help Iowa and hurt teams like Alabama, Texas, USC, OSU, etc.

 

[racerhawk]

I agree that oversigning has to be stopped.

In theory, fewer scholarships = even more parity.

 

[hawkfan340]

Might not be bad. Especially if it saves another non-revenue team at some universities.