SMU is another that jumped to P5. If I counted correctly, during 2021-23, these five teams, against the P5 were:
BYU: 10-11, 48%
UC: 4-9, 31%
Houston: 3-8, 27%
UCF: 3-10, 23%
SMU: 1-5, 17%

So, all of these teams were over the 15% average of the G5 for those years, and the loss of them definitely reduced the overall average win rate of G5.

As I understand it, next year they will have 105 players on the roster, all on scholarship. That will will mean that each P4 team will have 20 more players on scholarship than before, allowing them to reach further down into the talent pool and/or the portal pool. That will eliminate guys turning down G5 scholarships to walk on at a P4 school. Starting at G5 is better for those players anyway, because if they do well at the G5 school, they can head into the portal for another shot at P4, plus they get a scholarship in the meantime.

My guess is that, for G5 schools, the negatives of the 105 limit are much greater than the positives. The one thing that may help G5 stay competitive is that, just as they lose their best players to P4, they can cherry pick the best players from FCS and Division II, plus getting some good players who have been riding the bench at P4.

No they are maintaining 85 scholarships while limiting the walk-on roster to 105 (right now some programs have 135-140 total on the roster). SEC will be at 85/105 for next season.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-maint... /

How will Ohio recruit in the new environment? Does it make sense to focus on speed or guys that are winners? AJ Ouellette I suppose didn't walk in with P4 natural attributes but his determination made a difference. Before with 130 roster spots more chances could be taken on guys.

No they are keeping the same scholarships per sport as before. 85 full ride equivalents however they are allowed to split them into partial rides out to 105. There is no interest for increasing the number of scholarships partially because of Title IX. What they are trying to do is limit the roster with revenue sharing coming in so that money sent to the athletes is split less ways.

https://blog.sportsrecruits.com/2024/08/06/understanding-... /

Partial scholarships are not common in FBS but you see it in FCS regularly.

That 105 roster limit applies to all Division 1 even FCS where in some cases had been running as large of walk-on programs as FBS. The maximum number of scholarships in FCS continues to be 63 though but its equivalencies.

https://fearthefcs.com/2024/11/14/northeast-conference-re... /

"The Northeast Conference is planning to remove its 45 football scholarship limit, according to CollegeAD. The NEC will allow as many as 105 scholarships as outlined in the NCAA v. House settlement but one athletic director told CollegeAD that most schools are unlikely to offer more than 50. The maximum number of scholarships currently allowed in the FCS is 63 and that number has not changed for the 2025-26 academic year as of this posting. The final roster and scholarship limits are still subject to change for the 2025 season."

FCS is continued to be defined by 63 equivlancies and FBS by 85 equivlancies per the NCAA management council.

Moving forward scholarships aren't going to be as important as opting into revenue sharing and providing the max. Splitting 20 million in revenue sharing across a 105 roster is 190k a piece. Scholarship values are small in comparison.

Dude, I KNOW the 105 is for all schools! I also know that if a school wants to, they can NOW offer 105 scholarships!!!!!!!! The SEC for next year agreed to cap their's, however, not all leagues have made that commitment. And moving forward, you can provide the scholarship, the NIL, and revenue sharing at whatever level you want to partake up to the maximum. MY point all along was that 85 scholarships are no longer a thing unless the school wants it to be a thing.

That’s coming