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TerryP
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They have to get to 85/105
BamaFan615
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What is the 105 number Terry?
Justneedme81
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105 includes walk ons
The SEC is letting the dust settle from the House v. NCAA case before they make the change, so for next season (at least) it’s capped at 85 again.
JoseyWalesTheOutlaw
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I reckon so
TerryP
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They did institute a new cap this season on the total allowed (including WO's.) That's the 105 like @Justneedme81 points out. A few weeks ago I mentioned the team would be looking at as many as 30 leaving. A good portion of that number were walk-ons; around a half of a dozen scholarship guys.
When time permits we should start a thread covering all the changes: it's multi-sport with some significant changes (moves to head count sports.)
Yeah I know baseball bumped up to like 25 scholarships, but roster sizes moved down.
Softball also got an increase in “ships” and reduced roster sizes.
TerryP
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I "skimmed over" the new rules and proposals when they were released. I didn't read it as carefully as I should have.
I'm thinking they moved to where every sport is now a head count sport. But, I'm not sure about T&F: they may not be included in a head count category. Pretty sure swimming and diving changed as well.
94 Grad
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Just the opposite, all sports are now equivalency sports, there is no more head count sports. Partials can be given in any sport including football/basketball although, that's doubtful to happen at Alabama. I could see schools limiting scholarship budget for some sports below the potential max to limit total budget issues, but not in Basketball/Football. Example is swimming, prior exposure for the school was 9.9 scholarship for men that could be broken apart to partials. Now the limit is 30 for men, but I doubt all schools are going to cough of the $$$ to fund an additional 20.1 scholarships... it will make things "less equal" in the other sports as schools will decide where to put their $$$. Some may fund more to swimming, some to Gymnastics, some to water polo or underwater basket weaving. I doubt any school will fund all the sport to the max now.
Here is a quick read if you're interested.
NCAA Scholarship and Roster Limits: Key Changes Explained
Learn about the new NCAA scholarship and roster limits for the 2025-26 school year. Discover how these changes impact student-athletes and recruitment.
www.ncsasports.org
So as I understand it, the 85 scholarship cap goes away next year and is replaced by a 105 roster limit... so we get 20 more football scholarships if wanted/needed. That be why the walkons are leaving... there won't be a place for them on the roster at Alabama most likely.
I can't image they'd "let any dust settle" if they get 20 more scholorships now... what it will do for football is it will remove any "walkons". You'll just have 105 scholarships now. To not take advantage of that as soon as possible would be a "termination with cause" offense, IMO.
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TerryP
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This is the only portion of the changes I've being paying a little of attention to. I know the SEC, as Brandon mentions, took their own route.
I understand football to be at the numbers you mention for the fall of this year. I remember reading about softball moving from 12 to 25, then reading about the team numbers caps ... then decided I'd read more later.
It was one of those "let the dust settle" before trying to figure it out things ...I do remember thinking this is going to lead to GM positions in a lot of collegiate sports.
Justneedme81
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Justneedme81
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It's literally what Sankey and the SEC office decided to do for next season. I'd imagine for 2026, the light turns green.
