NCAA removes scholarship limits, aligns with House settlement as roster sizes evolve in new college sports era

The NCAA will no longer maintain sport-specific scholarship limits, as its Division I Board of Directors on Monday formally adopted new roster limit rules to align with the recently approved House settlement. The changes go into effect July 1.

All schools that opt into the House settlement will, in turn, be allowed to award scholarships to as many players as they wish as their teams fall in line with the roster size caps outlined in the settlement. Football, for example, will have a roster cap of 105 players. 

The NCAA says this change will dramatically increase the number of available scholarships and will more than double the previous total offered to women.

“With the court’s approval of the House settlement, college sports are entering a new era of increased benefits for college athletes,” said Virginia Tech president Tim Sands, chair of the board. “Today’s vote to codify the roster provisions of the settlement formally removes limits on scholarships for schools that opt in, dramatically increasing the potential available scholarships for student-athletes across all sports in Division I.”

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Publish date : 2025-06-23 22:47:00

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