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Notre Dame walk-on turned scholarship player Luke Talich expresses concern over proposed roster limitations impacting future walk-on opportunities.The proposed NCAA settlement could limit FBS rosters to 105 players, potentially eliminating spots for walk-ons at Notre Dame.Talich and current Notre Dame walk-ons worry about the impact on athletes from smaller communities who rely on walk-on opportunities to play at larger programs.
SOUTH BEND — Luke Talich, a preferred walk-on safety for Notre Dame football turned scholarship-holding contributor, was not among those called to testify in the House settlement hearing on April 7 in Oakland, Calif.
Now a rising junior for the Irish, Talich offered his broad-based thoughts on proposed roster limitations after a recent spring practice.
“I think it’s tragic, honestly,” Talich said ahead of Saturday’s Blue-Gold Game at Notre Dame Stadium. “As a walk-on myself, if I was two years younger, I would never have that opportunity.”
While senior U.S. District Court Judge Claudia Wilken suggested that opportunities for walk-ons be protected, the specter of a July 1 implementation still looms within the $2.8 billion revenue-sharing settlement.
Under a proposal from the NCAA and lawyers for Power-4 conferences, FBS-level football rosters could be reduced to 105 players, starting this fall.
With major programs set to work from a de facto salary cap of $20.5 million across all sports, and with the vast majority of that earmarked for football, the value proposition for walk-ons could evaporate.
In Notre Dame football’s case, the fall roster projects at 120…
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