There is an article on AL.com today about baseball scholarships. NCAA Divison I schools can offer 11.7 scholarships but it takes about 30 players to make up a team. The schools give out portions of scholarships to try and get as many players something as they can. This rule is equal for all Divison I schools.
What gets under my skin is how non-athlectic scholarships come into play. Georgia for instance has the Hope scholarship. A kid maintains a B average in core subjects during high school and his tuition is paid for at Georgia. Baseball offers him a 1/3 scholarship and now he is almost on a full free ride. Most SEC schools outside of Alabama and the barn have gambling money to help kids go to school. That puts Alabama and the barn at a disadvantage in baseball. This was a big deal to Jim Wells when he was coach.
I don't know what can be done about this but SEC sports are supposed to be on a level playing field. It clearly is not in baseball. I'm convienced that is why we struggle in SEC play most years.
The AL.com article talks a little about the 11.7 rule. That article is linked below.
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