Clemson coach Dabo Swinney sounded off on a proposed scholarship improve in faculty soccer throughout his look at ACC Media Days on Wednesday. The brand new rule would scale back roster limits to 105 gamers and mitigate the influence of walk-ons.

“It is a actually unhappy factor to me,” Swinney mentioned.

The proposal, reported by Yahoo Sports activities, is a part of the Home v. NCAA settlement phrases which are anticipated to be introduced Friday.

The present scholarship restrict for FBS applications is 85, however applications are allowed to hold as much as 120 gamers together with walk-ons. Underneath the reported phrases of the Home settlement, applications could be permitted to supply scholarships for all 105 gamers on the roster. The brand new scholarship guidelines would additionally apply to different sports activities.

“That is nice for baseball, soccer (and) a number of the sports activities that you just take 11 scholarships and unfold it out amongst 30-some guys,” Swinney mentioned. “However for soccer, the unintended consequence is it principally eliminates your walk-ons. There is not any coach that desires that.”

Stroll-ons contribute in observe, usually comprising scout groups and providing roster depth over the course of a season. Whereas having 105 scholarship gamers may theoretically give applications extra high quality depth, it is also more likely to imply extra discontent. In contrast to walk-ons, scholarship gamers usually arrive with expectations of enjoying time.

“When you’ve that many guys on scholarship, you suppose you bought transfers now, wait until that quantity will get there,” Swinney mentioned. “It should be loads.”

Swinney mentioned groups “would have needed to forfeit” their bowl video games final season if the proposed rule had been in impact final season “as a result of they would not have had sufficient gamers.” 

“I do suppose you will see that switch quantity go means up since you solely journey about 80,” he mentioned. “That will probably be a variety of soccer gamers not attending to play. Once more, the walk-on program is what disappoints me essentially the most. Children that simply wish to be part of it, that wish to come enable you to observe in observe. It saddens me that that’s most likely going to go away.”