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Per Yahoo, softball scholarships to move to 25 in 2025-25

From the story: “During a meeting Tuesday, power conference commissioners finalized new roster-size limits that pave the way for athletic departments to distribute millions of dollars in new scholarships to athletes in, most notably, football, baseball and softball. Conference officials with knowledge of the figures spoke to Yahoo Sports under condition of anonymity. “As part of the new revenue-sharing model — beginning in 2025-26 academic year — by-sport scholarship restrictions are eliminated, and schools are permitted to offer scholarships to the entirety of their rosters. The new roster limit figures are not final until the approval of House settlement terms. “Football, with a current scholarship restriction of 85, will now have a roster limit of 105 — a 20-scholarship increase for those schools willing to give the maximum. In an important note for football, the 105 may not be a requirement until the start of the competitive season, giving coaches flexibility to go beyond that figure during preseason camp, for instance. “Baseball, with a current scholarship restriction of 11.7, is expected to have a roster of 34. Scholarship spots for softball and volleyball, each currently at 12, will increase to 25 and 18, respectively. “In all, more than 60 additional scholarships are available for distribution in those five sports. As they do now, schools are not required to distribute scholarships to each player. For instance, many schools are unlikely to use a full 34 scholarships for baseball, choosing instead to offer grants to only a portion of its roster and leave walk-on opportunities.”
Posted: 07/24/2024 at 05:50 PM ET

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Per Yahoo, softball scholarships to move to 25 in 2025-25
VTChip 07/24/24 05:50 PM ET
Well crud - missed out on that free education for my kid!!**
VT_AD 07/26/24 04:10 PM ET
Number of sports per ACC School
VTChip 07/25/24 03:05 PM ET
How about 100 or more of us donating $1,000 a year for the next 5 years?
delawarehokie 07/26/24 10:37 AM ET
Would take a lot more than that. **
RJHokie 07/26/24 10:41 AM ET
Install some luxury boxes?**
UpperQuad 07/26/24 04:01 PM ET
I guess the portal will explode to hugh numbers.
Hokiedanville 07/25/24 11:17 AM ET
Do you think Whit will approve of 25 softball scholarships? **
Techdady 07/25/24 10:54 AM ET
He may need to if he wants to increase them for baseball or wrestling
UpperQuad 07/25/24 01:46 PM ET
Your last sentence is snarky, and I love it!**
saret 07/25/24 03:23 PM ET
🙄**
TomTurkey 07/25/24 02:09 PM ET
I think so, but who knows
VTChip 07/25/24 11:14 AM ET
Good thing he’s ultimately responsible for the dollars!**
Brewing_Hokie 07/25/24 07:14 PM ET
I'm sure he would say that. Doesn't mean it's true.**
NokieHokie 07/25/24 11:42 AM ET
You don't really mean that! :-)**
laphroaig 07/25/24 07:13 PM ET
As people say, it's not what they say, but what they do. **
saret 07/25/24 11:36 AM ET
Whit-speak?**
laphroaig 07/25/24 07:12 PM ET