EC Glass’s Holden Ayers
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Great thing when anyone gets a full ride offer, especially to a prestigious school such as VMI. Congrats to Holden.
It is a great accomplishment indeed! VMI is Ayers' 4th Division 1 offer. The great thing about Division 1 offers is that they are all "full ride." There are some "Division 1" programs that are "need based" so they don't give full athletic scholarships but they can create a very strong financial package if the student displays financial need. It's mostly schools in the Ivy, Patriot, and Pioneer leagues that do this.
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And the VMI Alumni support is 2nd to none.
Appreciate you sharing this. I didn’t know that. I will share it with my young men at school.
Great info to share Vol. One caveat, unless the NCAA regs have changed...FBS/I-A only gives "full rides" for football/athletic scholarships, but FCS/I-AA is allowed to give 1/2 scholarships. I believe the Babcock kid who signed with W&M from Blacksburg last year was offered a half, for example.
I’m pretty sure FCS offers full too unless it is a Preferred Walk On spot. Then it can be minimized.
I think we are pretty much saying the same thing different ways. I-AA/FCS offers from the major players at that level tend to be "full-rides" - I am just saying it used to be the case (and I think it still is) that I-A/FBS didn't have the flexibility to offer anything other than a full-ride, while I-AA/FCS schools could offer partial scholarships.
At either level, PWO = zero athletic aid, but possible aid based on financial need or academic merit.
https://www.ncsasports.org/football/scholarships
How many scholarships do Division 1 football teams get?
Division 1 FBS teams can give out a maximum of 85 full-ride scholarships to athletes. Division 1 FCS programs can provide a maximum of 63 total scholarships. The 85 FBS scholarships are headcount scholarships, which means every athlete who receives a scholarship at the DI FBS level gets a full-ride scholarship. The 63 FCS scholarships are equivalency scholarships. This means a coach can divide these scholarships up, giving more athletes partial scholarships.
At either level, PWO = zero athletic aid, but possible aid based on financial need or academic merit.
https://www.ncsasports.org/football/scholarships
How many scholarships do Division 1 football teams get?
Division 1 FBS teams can give out a maximum of 85 full-ride scholarships to athletes. Division 1 FCS programs can provide a maximum of 63 total scholarships. The 85 FBS scholarships are headcount scholarships, which means every athlete who receives a scholarship at the DI FBS level gets a full-ride scholarship. The 63 FCS scholarships are equivalency scholarships. This means a coach can divide these scholarships up, giving more athletes partial scholarships.
