The House v. NCAA lawsuit settlement was supposed to bring some big changes to college athletics. One of the most notable changes was that football walk-ons were being eliminated, and total yearly scholarships were going from 85 to 120. That creates more roster-building wiggle room for those schools planning to fulfill the full scholarship volume.
However, those plans were put on hold at a preliminary approval hearing on Sept. 5. Judge Claudia Wilken asked the NCAA’s attorneys to “go back to the drawing board†due to NIL pay restrictions. Last week, the NCAA resubmitted revised documents centering around NIL and collectives but every other part of the settlement is stuck in a holding pattern as we wait for final approval from the court system.
That makes things tricky for college football staffs. Will they have 85 scholarship players and walk-ons in 2025 or 120 scholarship players and no walk-ons in 2025? We are still waiting for a definitive answer as the early signing period (Dec. 4-Dec. 6) is only two months away. Programs are building their high school classes and planning out how many scholarships need to be available for utilization in the transfer portal market.
Kentucky's recruiting plan is 'up in the air' awaiting House v. NCAA settlement approval (on3.com)
However, those plans were put on hold at a preliminary approval hearing on Sept. 5. Judge Claudia Wilken asked the NCAA’s attorneys to “go back to the drawing board†due to NIL pay restrictions. Last week, the NCAA resubmitted revised documents centering around NIL and collectives but every other part of the settlement is stuck in a holding pattern as we wait for final approval from the court system.
That makes things tricky for college football staffs. Will they have 85 scholarship players and walk-ons in 2025 or 120 scholarship players and no walk-ons in 2025? We are still waiting for a definitive answer as the early signing period (Dec. 4-Dec. 6) is only two months away. Programs are building their high school classes and planning out how many scholarships need to be available for utilization in the transfer portal market.
Kentucky's recruiting plan is 'up in the air' awaiting House v. NCAA settlement approval (on3.com)
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