New Commit: Columbus Scotus junior Tyler Palmer

[saluno22]

OWH Article
PrepBaseball Report Profile
And here's an article from about a year ago.

- 6'1, 165 Utility Player (OF/RHP, some SS).
- Chose NU over offers from Wichita State, Creighton and Duke, also took a visit to Kansas State.
- Took a visit to NU for football last fall (defensive back), says he would not be opposed to walking on to the football team.
- Was hoping for an offer from his "dream school" (Arizona).

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought there was a rule where if a player is on an athletic scholarship and joins the football team, they have to count that against the 85 football scholarships? Possibly even an academic scholarship for so many years and playing football (I recall something with Todd Peterson on this)?

 

[RobsterMobster]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought there was a rule where if a player is on an athletic scholarship and joins the football team, they have to count that against the 85 football scholarships? Possibly even an academic scholarship for so many years and playing football (I recall something with Todd Peterson on this)?

I do not believe they have to count him against the 85 for football. We've had a few players do this over the years. Most recently was Ty Kildow, who later decided to focus 100% on baseball. Although technically he was a walk on for both sports I believe.

 

[saluno22]

I do not believe they have to count him against the 85 for football. We've had a few players do this over the years. Most recently was Ty Kildow, who later decided to focus 100% on baseball. Although technically he was a walk on for both sports I believe.

Yeah, the fact Ty Kildow was a walk on for both is simpler. Wonder if Erstad counted against the football scholarship limit when he punted in 1994.

 

[RobsterMobster]

Yeah, the fact Ty Kildow was a walk on for both is simpler. Wonder if Erstad counted against the football scholarship limit when he punted in 1994.

I wouldn't believe so, otherwise there would no reason to take him as a walk on for football. I'm trying to remember other cases but nothing is popping out to me. You could be right about an academic scholarship. I know many ball players get that to make up for their limited athletic scholarship.

 

[saluno22]

I wouldn't believe so, otherwise there would no reason to take him as a walk on for football. I'm trying to remember other cases but nothing is popping out to me. You could be right about an academic scholarship. I know many ball players get that to make up for their limited athletic scholarship.

I just recall football and basketball being different because they are all full scholarships, whereas baseball scholarships can be partial (increments of 0.25 I believe).

 

[Truehuskerfan]

It seems like there is some rule where if a player plays two sports and is on scholarship for one of them, the scholarship counts against the higher revenue sport(obviously football, if football is involved). I think it's to keep teams from circumventing scholarship limits by giving players scholarships in other sports just to get them on the football team.

 

[RobsterMobster]

It seems like there is some rule where if a player plays two sports and is on scholarship for one of them, the scholarship counts against the higher revenue sport(obviously football, if football is involved). I think it's to keep teams from circumventing scholarship limits by giving players scholarships in other sports just to get them on the football team.

That makes sense. So this kid is either getting an academic scholarship or he is a walk on. No way he will be allowed to play football otherwise.

 

[tuffout33]

That makes sense. So this kid is either getting an academic scholarship or he is a walk on. No way he will be allowed to play football otherwise.

He’s a walk on

 

[sklarbodds]

you have to either be a walk-on for both, or get a scholarship from football. Cannot receive a scholarship for baseball and walk on for football. The reasoning is they don't want programs using their other sports to get scholarships for football players

 

[sklarbodds]

It seems like there is some rule where if a player plays two sports and is on scholarship for one of them, the scholarship counts against the higher revenue sport(obviously football, if football is involved). I think it's to keep teams from circumventing scholarship limits by giving players scholarships in other sports just to get them on the football team.

That is correct