Status of Preferred Walk On
by bsuned (2023-03-20 10:34:43)

In reply to: Roster at 93 & needs to get to 85. 247 says 7 have been told  posted by Hickster

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To my knowledge the following have been offered a PWO status: Luke Talich, safety; Andrew Kros, long snapper; Ben Krimm GT, punter; and ?Cole Aubrey GT, DE/OLB. Talich and Kros being freshmen. Are they counted as part of the 85? And what kind of financial benefits do they receive? Also of note is that part of the 93, five are grad transfers, with one year eligibility.

Your are missing Marcello Diomede K (same HS as Terek 23')
by Raoul  (2023-03-20 21:51:19)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

He is a preferred walk-on.

His post on it was on 12/21/22 - right about the Early Action date for class of 2027. They get accepted like the rest of kids, though the preferred walk-on status helps for sure.

no financial benefits
by jt  (2023-03-20 11:24:47)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

and I would imagine at a place like ND the willingness to bend on academic requirements is not substantial for a walk-on (preferred).
There are some benefits outside a traditional scholarship.
by No Right Turn on Red  (2023-03-20 12:24:52)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Schools can provide Alston benefits to all student-athletes, whether on scholarship or not. That amount can be up to $5980 per student-athlete per year. These awards are usually tied to academics/graduation, with each school able to set their own parameters.

Schools can provide meals and snacks at any time. While this isn't supposed to replace the meal portion of a traditional scholarship, schools can definitely fill in the gap of meals missed due to practice/games/other required activities.

Then there's always money in the NIL banana stand. Schools aren't supposed to dictate who gets money from their collectives, but I'm guessing walk-ons are getting some love there where necessary.



It's not a ton of money or benefits (especially at a school that costs $75k/year), but it helps.
Only a matter of time really...if not already.
by NDMike2001  (2023-03-20 15:42:38)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

A school that is over the scholarship limit will be able to offer access to an NIL deal that is considerably more than the cost of taking a few courses for a semester before the player declares for the draft.

They don't count toward the 85.
by Bruno95  (2023-03-20 10:51:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

They are not on scholarship. Preferred walk-ons are "preferred" for admissions purposes, but the strength of that status varies by school. My understanding from my son's high school coach is coaches have a finite number of exemptions to spend, and they only stretch so far.