1.Is it all baseball players must receive 25% scholarship...no walk-ons? Or is it at least 25% to all players who get anything?
2. is it roster sizes are limited to 35 or the entire program can only have 35 players?
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if any BASEBALL money is awarded, the 25% requirement must be met - IF the player qualifies for academic aid that can be counted toward the 25% .. of course with the academic $$ it could be well over 25%
if player is getting -$0- baseball money he is termed a "walk-on" ...
he could be getting -$0- aid or a full academic ride - just no athletic aid
the roster is 35 .. many already do/or will stick to the spirit of the rule ...
some programs will try to get around it by bringing extra recruited walk-ons in for fall, then trimming the team to 35 & help the extras with transfer to JC, or DII-DIII
many programs have operated this way & will continue, however it's important to note that IF the player is getting any baseball $$ & the player leaves for any reason, his money is not available again until the next yr (fall) - so it wouldn't be smart to run him off unless he's an absolute headache
if player is getting -$0- baseball money he is termed a "walk-on" ...
he could be getting -$0- aid or a full academic ride - just no athletic aid
the roster is 35 .. many already do/or will stick to the spirit of the rule ...
some programs will try to get around it by bringing extra recruited walk-ons in for fall, then trimming the team to 35 & help the extras with transfer to JC, or DII-DIII
many programs have operated this way & will continue, however it's important to note that IF the player is getting any baseball $$ & the player leaves for any reason, his money is not available again until the next yr (fall) - so it wouldn't be smart to run him off unless he's an absolute headache
and the maximum number of scholarshipped players is capped at 30 for 2008 and 27 thereafter, with a maximum total roster size of 35.