personally I think it's smart, it's a way to get around the "we have 95 guys because we just pay 10 of them an extra 50K in NIL." But I'm not sure it seems likely
Could a new college compensation model be the end for football walk-ons?
As part of a new proposal, power conference leaders are considering reducing football rosters from more than 115 to as few as 85 players.
sports.yahoo.com