According to multiple sources, the NCAA is set to expand the scholarship limit from 85 players to 105 starting in the 2025-26 academic year.
While this expansion might seem beneficial for young players, as they would now have their school paid for instead of being walk-ons, it presents several issues. Walk-ons are crucial to college football, and with a roster limit of 105 players, coaches will lose valuable players who help improve their team.
Here’s why the scholarship expansion is bad for college football:
Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney addressed the possible expansion last Thursday at ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, N.C.
He believes that setting a roster limit of 105 players is detrimental to college football and thinks that every coach in the country would agree with him.
Swinney emphasized that walk-ons are crucial for the success of a college football team because of their role on the scout team and in preparing the starters each week for their games. He also noted that many players just want the chance to be on a team, and a roster limit of 105 would deny many that opportunity.
Additionally, Swinney mentioned that requiring scholarships for 105 players will make the transfer portal even more active and chaotic than it already is because teams cannot play 105 players, meaning even more scholarship players will enter the transfer portal.
Lastly, limiting rosters and requiring scholarships for every player will cause college football to miss out on a lot of great talent. Young players who played for small high schools, were undersized, or had other reasons that kept them from getting recruited might not get the opportunity they deserve.
College football has seen plenty of walk-ons turn into stars, including Hunter Renfrow, Baker Mayfield, J.J. Watt, Clay Matthews, among many others.
Getting rid of walk-ons will hurt college football, and the NCAA should consult with each coach before making an official decision.
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