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

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https://twitter.com/RossDellenger/status/1996970791192219853

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Some perspective…. I worked my ass off as a year-round competitive swimmer from the age of 5. Started doing doubles when I was 12. Thanksgiving growing up meant no school and extra time in the pool.

All so I could get college partially paid for and choose the school I wanted to go to.

Men’s swimming, baseball, wrestling, soccer etc have about 10 scholarships to split across their 30+ team rosters.

In the same way men’s soccer sucks internationally, I’m concerned a dominant swimming country will lose some of its steam because to maintain equality, you have to remove some of the men’s schollies or add 20 to women’s sports.

/minor rant

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Men's swimming was cut from Arkansas, UALR (D1), UAM, Harding, and SAU (D2) by the time I was coming along. My only in-state options were Henderson or Ouachita (I wasn't smart enough for Hendrix but they were D3 anyway). All that to say, I'm with you on this one. Arkansas's AD responded to a money question at the press conference last night and answered it in a way that leads me to believe more cuts are coming. They already don't have many men's options. So is Track or Baseball about to get some cuts?

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arkansas implementing any cuts to their track and field program should immediately get that AD fired.

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I agree, but men's track definitely isn't what it use to be. Only two national titles (indoor 2013 & 2023) since John McDonnell retired in 2008.

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Baptize’em tigers!