🏈 Nate Boyer got a scholarship to play at Texas

[planomateo]

Odd, he enlisted from Texas, in the military - which means...he can go to any state school TUITION FREE.

They just said he got a scholarship to play at Texas....why did Texas use a scholarship on him if he gets to go to school for free.

I'm curious about this.

 

[Bamadrill]

I enlisted in The Army back in 1985 at Montgomery MEPS, can I play for The Tide?

 

[TerryP]

He was going to count against the 85 regardless of whether he was getting free tuition or he wasn't. If they wanted to save a little money, they could have. At Texas, do they think of things like a few thousand in the Ath. Dept.? I have my doubts.

 

[UAgrad93]

I think that it adds to the story to be honest. A 31 yr old former Green Beret earning a scholly to be a long snapper. I salute Nate on his accomplishments!

 

[planomateo]

Yeah, not taking anything away from him, just more a question of why they would use him against the 85. For some reason, I'm thinking he'd just be a walk on.

 

[UAgrad93]

Yeah, not taking anything away from him, just more a question of why they would use him against the 85. For some reason, I'm thinking he'd just be a walk on.

Maybe they had a kid not qualify and it opened up a scholly.

 

[TerryP]

Yeah, not taking anything away from him, just more a question of why they would use him against the 85. For some reason, I'm thinking he'd just be a walk on.

If they didn't offer him a scholly, and he didn't play, he'd be just like a walk-on.

As soon as he stepped on the field under these circumstances, even though his money for school isn't coming from an athletic scholarship, he'd still count against the 85. In a sense it's no different than a kid on academic scholly. Or a kid under the Bryant Scholly in the past.

That said, if he doesn't play next season, they could have used his scholly towards someone else. If he does...