Crazy what-if: FBS schollies

[Cincydawg]

A couple of years back, the starting Alabama QB was not on scholarship.  Apparently he was from a well to do family who had donated significant sums in the past, so they agreed to foot his bill freeing up a spot for another player.

This looks like a potential item for abuse to me.  Some Big Donor could give said family the money for college and it wouldn't be a scholarship, in theory.  He'd have to pay gift tax to be legal.

Imagine having ten starters not on scholarship counting against that 85.

[ELA]

A couple of years back, the starting Alabama QB was not on scholarship.  Apparently he was from a well to do family who had donated significant sums in the past, so they agreed to foot his bill freeing up a spot for another player.

This looks like a potential item for abuse to me.  Some Big Donor could give said family the money for college and it wouldn't be a scholarship, in theory.  He'd have to pay gift tax to be legal.

Imagine having ten starters not on scholarship counting against that 85.

UM had a situation like that with wrestling several years ago.  Not sure exactly how all of that worked.  I think in the wrestling situation it was three brothers, where the parents declined the partials so that they could offer more to some other high recruits 

[rook119]

Get ready for a bunch of kids to transfer to prep schools.

UM and MSU wouldn't be fighting for third in the East either.  Maryland has as much or more in state talent, and wouldn't have to share it.  Hell, Rutgers too

Maryland/DC + NJ talent is very very good. Its a bit under the radar because HS sports are an afterthought in both areas. PA talent, while still decent is way overrated. I'd say NJ has left PA behind and Maryland despite being a smaller pop state is on par and/or better than PA.