A question was asked the other day on how many players are now on scholarship and thus if there is room to award any walk-ons with a scholarship. So here are the numbers:
Not counting Doug Subtyl who's eligibility is still in question, ASU has 84 players on scholarship. This includes recent walk-ons that earned scholarships on a year to year basis, such as Brandon Mathews, Jacom Brimhall, and Mitchell Fraboni.
Thus, they earned their scholarship with the understanding that it may not be renewed each year if scholarships are needed for other players. Currently, this doesn't appear to be an issue so all of those players could remain on scholarship in 2016.
Since the maximum number of scholarships per team (mandated by the NCAA) is 85, ASU has room to add just one more scholarship player. So if Subtyl qualifies ASU would be at the scholarship limit and could not award a scholarship to a new walk-on, so to speak, like Tyler McCLure.
If McCLure were to be awarded a scholarship at all this is assuming that by the end of camp he will be projected in the two-deep which in essence could mean that A.J. McCollum will redshirt. Again, if Subtyl qualifies the scholarship to McClure is all but a moot point unless one of the year-by-year scholarship players we mentioned returns to being a walk-on.
Before the fall semester starts ASU can have 105 total players on the team which means a total of 20 walk-on players. However, the number of players practicing once the semester starts will be closer to 115-120, i.e. 30 total walk-ons or more and that is following walk-on tryouts which will be held later this month.
I hope this helps clarifies this topic, but if not please feel free to ask questions.
Not counting Doug Subtyl who's eligibility is still in question, ASU has 84 players on scholarship. This includes recent walk-ons that earned scholarships on a year to year basis, such as Brandon Mathews, Jacom Brimhall, and Mitchell Fraboni.
Thus, they earned their scholarship with the understanding that it may not be renewed each year if scholarships are needed for other players. Currently, this doesn't appear to be an issue so all of those players could remain on scholarship in 2016.
Since the maximum number of scholarships per team (mandated by the NCAA) is 85, ASU has room to add just one more scholarship player. So if Subtyl qualifies ASU would be at the scholarship limit and could not award a scholarship to a new walk-on, so to speak, like Tyler McCLure.
If McCLure were to be awarded a scholarship at all this is assuming that by the end of camp he will be projected in the two-deep which in essence could mean that A.J. McCollum will redshirt. Again, if Subtyl qualifies the scholarship to McClure is all but a moot point unless one of the year-by-year scholarship players we mentioned returns to being a walk-on.
Before the fall semester starts ASU can have 105 total players on the team which means a total of 20 walk-on players. However, the number of players practicing once the semester starts will be closer to 115-120, i.e. 30 total walk-ons or more and that is following walk-on tryouts which will be held later this month.
I hope this helps clarifies this topic, but if not please feel free to ask questions.
