Just In: Matt Rhule voiced his displeasure of a potential decision that could impact college football

Potential walk-on eliminations, according to Nebraska’s Matt Rhule, would be “awful” for college football.
College football’s long-standing traditions may suffer as the team approaches a revenue-sharing model due to unforeseen effects. According to a recent report from YahooSports’ Ross Dellenger, power conference officials have contemplated trimming the roster size to a level that more closely matches the maximum scholarship number (85) permitted by NCAA regulations.

The idea of walk-ons, who comprise a significant percentage of college football rosters that frequently include more than 115 players overall, would be eliminated by the proposed judgement. Head coach of Nebraska Matt Rhule was the most recent to express his disapproval of the idea of maybe doing away with walk-ons.

Last week, Rhule stated, “I think it’d be awful,” on College Sports on SiriusXM. “A lot of things are being said, in my opinion, and it’s best to wait and see how things work out because you never know what might happen. However, I believe it would be a terrible thing if it did. Every football player that ends up in a high-end commercial is replaced by 100 other players who, through their college football experience and teamwork, grow into better people. These individuals are typically in charge of our nation, our corporations, and our businesses. We talk about the wonderful things that college football accomplishes all the time, and now we’re taking it away from a lot of people. I would feel incredibly depressed.”

For FBS and FCS clubs looking to expand their preseason practice roster from 110 to 120 players, the NCAA granted a blanket waiver in March. It presently has 145 players on the Nebraska football roster, according to Rhule.

“What I don’t want is, I don’t want a world in which, because we’re playing 17 games to win the national championship, which I’m all for, I don’t want teams loading up on seniors and juniors only,” Rhule said. “I want recruiting in high school to continue. I wish for the walk-ons to live. In the end, this is still a sport that most of us who enjoy it wind up playing on the phone as elderly guys like me. And the experiences we have are the sole reasons we are here. So hopefully that’s not a contributing factor. I’m hoping we can use walk-ons.

The walk-on programme in Nebraska football is well-known, and although though they are not on scholarships, many in-state players are proud of it.

“I’ve always had a smaller roster, but when you come to a place like Nebraska, there are unbelievable young men on our team that they don’t care if they ever play a snap,” Rhule stated. “They wish to use every effort to support Nebraska’s victory. I’m going to tell you that some of these guys have the potential to alter the world, and it would be unwise to assume that we would take that away from them. Sometimes, those in charge of making these choices should remember that access is necessary for young people who truly need it.”