A Modest Scholarship Proposal

Before the advent of the transfer portal I was vehemently against 'annual' scholarships.

However, the landscape has changed.

What do you think about various tiers of scholarships tied to the length of commitment a recruit wants to make to a school? (Ignoring the fact that you really don't want someone in the team who doesn't want to be here.)

Contracts aka scholarships would be up for renewal based on the term of the signing.

A few Examples: (length of scholarship aka risk accepted by team / athlete optionality aka length of commitment before transfer is allowed)

Current (up to 5 years, open)

'Try us out' (1 year / 1 year)
'We believe in you, please believe in us' (4 / 2)
'Old School' (5 / na)
'The numbers always work out' (1 / na)

I'm not endorsing these , so please don't @ me. Just thinking through how the pendulum might swing back now that we're in year 3+ Of the player's rights movement.

Redshirts, paying players, injuries, coaching changes could all affect this sort of model.

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