Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, all 134 D-1 college football programs must reduce their rosters to a maximum of 105 players due to a new NCAA rule. Programs like Nebraska, currently with 138 players, face a difficult task trimming their squads. The NCAA justifies the limits by citing upcoming revenue-sharing legislation that gives each program $20 million to distribute to athletes. However, critics argue that the rule is unfair, especially when compared to the lack of limitations on NIL spending.
Sometime during the 2025-26 college academic year, all 134 D-1 college football programs are expected to trim a total of about 3,000 players from their collective rosters.
Let's look at the Husker numbers. According to the 2024 Nebraska Football Media Guide, NU had roughly 150 players on its roster.Let's begin with the deductions. Fourteen players used up their eligibility this year. So far, NU also has had about 30 players transfer out of the program leaving a net loss of 44 players. .Let's do the math: 150 players minus 14 seniors, minus 30 transfers, plus 20 new high school players and 12 incoming transfers.
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