Do scholarships even matter anymore?

BYU sponsor pays for walk on scholarships

Jesus

Being a scholarship football player comes with all sorts of perks…those departments/staffs are limited.

But yea, Ole Miss’ kicker last year was on ‘full NIL’ while the scholarship kid sat the bench.

Coaches equate ‘full NIL’ with scholarships, but I still think you’d rather be a scholarship football player.

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How though? Would 2025 commits decommit from us if we replaced their scholarship with additional income that surpassed the value of the scholarship?

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I have no idea, but they probably wouldn't like it. Football teams can have 85 scholarship players so you are basically telling them they are at the bottom of that list of 85.

I think the total cost of a scholarship could be more than 100k, for football, not sure..80 something..Gordon has a bunch of money..but for all the sports, that's a ton of money, I'll still take the scholarships from the N-C-2-A

Yes.

NIL is taxable. No elite player is trading money for a full scholarship.

You might could get a preferred walk-on to come with some NIL.

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It is absolutely amazing that people still can't grasp that schools aren't paying players NIL.

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While this is true, it's not the whole truth. Coaching staffs set up meetings with collectives, negotiate the parameters of the deals and ultimately decide to meet or not meet demands. Those are facts and it's disingenuous to proclaim innocence on behalf of the coaching staffs and schools. They are both complicit in any NIL deal related to recruiting. "Signing bonuses" are what most people call them. No way the staffs and schools aren't privy to what deals are made, offered or turned down. If so, they are failing at their job and they aren't winning anything.
The fact that gymnastics are performed to manipulate the money and where it comes from is the easy part to accept. That's gone on for years.

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Do scholarships even matter anymore?

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They sure as hell do for non-P5 football and basketball players who are mostly backups, as it helps them afford a college education if they take care of their academic business. It also matters for vast majority of non-revenue sport athletes, majors and mid-majors alike, for the same exact reason.

Nope…