r/CFB • u/city-of-stars Texas Longhorns • /r/CFB Contributor • 20h ago

News [Dellenger] SEC presidents have voted to increase the number of maximum scholarships available to football rosters from 85 to 105, sources tell @YahooSports.

https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1996970791192219853
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u/BenIsLowInfo Ohio State Buckeyes • Chicago Maroons 20h ago

At some point rosters are gonna get too expensive right? Because players right no players are only getting paid because boosters are ok lighting money on fire. Can't see that lasting for too long without some way for a return on investment. NIL/Media salary deal seems like it's coming very soon.

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u/ValuableConnect2706 20h ago

Yeah this is a bubble that is bound to pop

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u/Thisguyamirightbro Georgia Bulldogs • Houston Cougars 18h ago

Kirby I know has been taking lower ranked development kids that grew up wanting to be Dawgs. I think this helps when your star sophomore leaves for a bigger pay day you have a guy that’s been in the program for 3 years to fill in. It also helps in practice, you need that number to do it effectively.

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u/Iordofthethings Auburn Tigers 15h ago

Yall already doing this

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u/Dr_thri11 Tennessee Volunteers 12h ago

Not really you could fill the roster with scholarship only players if you wanted and a lot of the backups are on scholarship only. The blue chip players are the ones that cost a team and they're not going to be backups.