Every school in DI can at most use 9.9 athletic scholarships in any given year. How they break those scholarships down is up to the coach. Now, that is the maximum, some programs do not offer the full 9.9 scholarships. This is because of limits imposed by their respective athletic departments, not the NCAA sans programs when they are being punished for previous violations. This is normally because of either funding issues or compliance issues with Title IX.
Schools can also offer need based financial aid and unlimited academic scholarships, so long as those scholarships are available to every member of the study body who meets the academic qualifications.
Now, there are some real questions and loop holes with financial assistance being offered to wrestlers competing during a grey shirt or a red shirt year from an organization that supports "the sport," but only seems to support wrestlers that are competing for a certain school...cough cough...Penn State...cough cough. We will see the NCAA making some official policy regarding that situation quite soon. Penn State will not get in any trouble or be punished, but you can tell by Cael's comments that he is uncomfortable discussing the topic and even nervous. According to the current administrators what is going on is not against the rules. However, most people recognize that this is a loophole and the NCAA will be closing this loophole soon. I am surprised Iowa, Ohio State, and Oklahoma State's boosters aren't taking advantage while it is still open. Although, I understand why they delayed, as it could have easily be interpreted as a serious violation resulting in serious sanctions and devastate a program's future.
Jojo Smith's full ride scholarship does not count against OSU's 9.9.
Jake Ryan's full ride scholarship does not count against tOSU's 9.9
Jordan Roselli is a Junior and he is going to be wrestling for OU on a full scholarship whether he wants to wrestle in DI or not. He is a quality wrestler, Ironman placer, State Placer, but not a State Champ. Similar to Jake Ryan, who was also never a State Champ.
As long as the school offers that benefit to all employees, than it is not a violation. All three of the above mentioned schools do. This is the reason it was rumored several programs were offering St. Paris Graham's High School Coach, Jeff Jordan, an assistant coach position when his son Bo Jordan was in High School still. This would have given a school: Bo, Micah, and current HS Junior and nationally ranked Rocky Jordan, full scholarships while leaving the full 9.9 available to sign other recruits. That would have been huge advantage for that program. It obviously did not come to fruition.
