Cost of schollies, in-state vs OOS

[Tbuck]

OK, what am I missing? The total scholarships for the schools are all over the board. I thought there was a 85 scholarship limit? Some schools are 90+ (Wisconsin the most at 94) and others are way under. OSU shows 81 and Penn State 77. I know that Tressel will pocket a few for walk ons that show that they deserve it, but how do you explain so many sitting in the 90's?

 

[BB73]

OK, what am I missing? The total scholarships for the schools are all over the board. I thought there was a 85 scholarship limit? Some schools are 90+ (Wisconsin the most at 94) and others are way under. OSU shows 81 and Penn State 77. I know that Tressel will pocket a few for walk ons that show that they deserve it, but how do you explain so many sitting in the 90's?

The 85 limit is the total schollies that are active at any given time. There is also a limit of 25 in a single year.

The list shows all schollies given over a 4-year period. If a few guys leave the program each year, you can issue 25 schollies each for 4 years, but never go over the 85 limit at any point in time.

The lower numbers actually indicate stability, which bodes well for the new APR rating that measures academic progress of scholarship athletes. One other factor is redshirts. The more players you redshirt each year, the less schollies you can offer each year, since many of the guys are in the program for 5 years instead of 4.

 

[Tbuck]

Thanks 73. I know there had to be an explanation, just couldn't come up with it on my own!