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I can't help but think there may be some NIL money in play here. Does anyone know the behind the scenes story?

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Not necessarily NIL, but scholarship money available. All schools are now allowed, but not required, to have all men’s players on the roster receive full scholarships up to 28. Prior to this change, mens soccer teams were limited to the equivalent of 9.5 to divide across the players. I’m sure the Zips gained very little, if any $$ to allocate to men’s soccer. On the other hand, I’m confident schools like OSU did and can leverage a ā€œfull rideā€ deal for transfer players from schools that aren’t opted in. Even an increase to 15 scholarships could be a massive difference to the construction of a roster.

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On 6/7/2025 at 8:45 AM, NYC ZIP said:

Not necessarily NIL, but scholarship money available. All schools are now allowed, but not required, to have all men’s players on the roster receive full scholarships up to 28. Prior to this change, mens soccer teams were limited to the equivalent of 9.5 to divide across the players. I’m sure the Zips gained very little, if any $$ to allocate to men’s soccer. On the other hand, I’m confident schools like OSU did and can leverage a ā€œfull rideā€ deal for transfer players from schools that aren’t opted in. Even an increase to 15 scholarships could be a massive difference to the construction of a roster.

I think your scenario is accurate. Ā And if it is, Zips simply cannot afford competing at the elite level. Ā Not at the moment anyway. Ā 

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28 scholarships versus 9.5 scholarships is not fair competition.


How many scholarships on Zips’ MSOC 2025, I wonder.


Any school not maximizing their number of scholarships is not seriously competing.

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