re: Updated Scholarship Roster Numbers 2024

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Super seniors don't count against the 85 limit.

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There was only a one year grace period when Super Seniors did not count against the 85 man limit in football. Beginning in 2022 Super Seniors have counted against the 85 limit. So no relief there.

Knoxville Newa article on Super Seniors

"Super seniors did not count against a team’s limit of 85 scholarship players last season, allowing veterans one more year to improve their stock and help their college program without hamstringing the team’s scholarship count.

The NCAA should make this change permanent: Award a super-senior year of eligibility without counting super seniors among a team’s 85-scholarship limit.

No such permanent shift has been embraced, however. Instead, 2021 was a one-year grace period. Super seniors will count against a team’s 85-scholarship limit beginning this season."