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The number of scholarships increase. NAIA has fewer restrictions around recruiting so you'll have student athletes that maybe couldn't get accepted so many D2 schools. From a football perspective can...

Great run! IWU has built a very nice NAIA program in many sports in little Marion, IN, halfway between Indy and Fort Wayne. They decided about 8 years ago to start a football program and invested...

It's an effective strategy especially for private schools. Many of our D3 schools get 40-60% of their freshmen as student athletes. They play a JV season to try to keep as many of the freshmen as...

[QUOTE=southcliffbison;1516254]Many D3/NAIA schools use athletics to recruit students. It's not unusual for the rosters to be huge and loaded with freshman. Many do after a year or two but stay at...

Very possible and makes sense the smaller the school.

Only academic for D3. The more they want to recruit an athlete, the more money they will offer. Ability to pay and academic performance will also help. How much depends entirely on the school though....

@kan1one...that is common of many D3 schools in the Midwest especially. In the conference i officiate in it's not uncommon to have 60-70 freshmen on the football roster of 120 students. They pay a JV...

I don't hate fields with tracks but I love the intimacy of fans closer to the field. One of our D3 schools had stands right behind the bench and maybe 15 feet from the sideline. When I'm there for a...

This is very common with D3 schools. We have 12 or 14 in Indiana and it's not uncommon for half their freshmen class to be student athletes. Many of them end up dropping the sport after a year or...