(09-16-2019 03:37 PM)Blow Gym rat Wrote:  It seems to me that there may possibly be two different situations at issue here.

HEYFARL exists specifically to provide scholarships to walk-on football players. (https://tribeathletics.com/sports/2015/1...px?id=76). Since the HEYFARL money was raised for that express purpose, it would be very difficult for the College to use those funds for something else. Hence, the announcements of new scholarships for football walk-ons out of HEYFARL funds makes perfect sense.

But it also doesn't indicate anything about the present policy for athletes in any other W&M sport, where HEYFARL dollars cannot be used. Have we heard anything definitive on any other front than football? Any walk-on swimmers or field hockey players getting schollies lately?

Right on, Blow Gym rat !! That is exactly what I was wondering about, too. I have yet to see or hear anything about whether scholarships for other sports are affected. My gut feeling is that they ARE still affected by this new policy. None of the olympic sports have the clout of football.