Quote Originally Posted by Mocha View Post
USports changing its scholarship rules, making it easier for young athletes:

https://usports.ca/en/news/2023/09/2...lity-alignment

Beginning next year, first-time entering student-athletes will be permitted to participate and receive an athletic scholarship so long as they have been accepted to a member university and enrolled in degree-granting courses.

The new direction replaces the existing policy that requires entering student-athletes to have an 80% average in their final year of high school or CEGEP to be eligible for an entering athletic scholarship and a 60% average to participate athletically in their first year of study.

Hopefully, this will grant opportunities for a few more young football players who don't have the highest grades. Might impact the CJFL pool a bit.
I haven't read the story, but is this only for Canadian kids, or does it include American kids? I couldn't help but notice that Windsor has 20 Americans (and not just from across the border) on their team, and UBC's QB is from Texas. It seems to have worked for Windsor, and UofT and York may need to start recruiting that way too to stay competitive if high level local kids don't want to go play for them.