In state tuition is less and I'm sure in state players would have an advantage over other guys for local NIL deals (all other things being equal, i get that the qb's get more)
Take them all off of scholarship, turn them into preferred walk-ons and get them all an NIL deal to make up the difference (and then some, to make up for any other losses that come with losing the scholly, plus an honorarium for them giving up the status and maybe a few more bucks for walking around money.....and what the hell, here's twenty more, get a haircut or a milkshake or something)
That gets us down to the 85 scholarships.
I realize this probably not feasible, but in the wild wild west of today's college football, might be able to get away with it once before they make a rule against it.
Of course the school couldn't initiate this, the players would have to renounce their scholly after signing a whopper of an NIL contract.
I suppose Alabama would have already done this if it was in any way possible.
Take them all off of scholarship, turn them into preferred walk-ons and get them all an NIL deal to make up the difference (and then some, to make up for any other losses that come with losing the scholly, plus an honorarium for them giving up the status and maybe a few more bucks for walking around money.....and what the hell, here's twenty more, get a haircut or a milkshake or something)
That gets us down to the 85 scholarships.
I realize this probably not feasible, but in the wild wild west of today's college football, might be able to get away with it once before they make a rule against it.
Of course the school couldn't initiate this, the players would have to renounce their scholly after signing a whopper of an NIL contract.
I suppose Alabama would have already done this if it was in any way possible.
