CageSage:
was wondering if most d1 public schools have the ability to give in-state status to recruits who are out-of-state. In many cases, there is a significant difference in tuition $ between in-state and out-of-state students.
When the NCAA Compliance calculations are done, the actual scholarship dollars awarded for equivilency sports (such as lacrosse) are not the criteria. Instead, the total number of scholarships are counted. Hence, there is no difference from an NCAA Compliance reporting perspective whether the scholarship is awarded as in-state or out-of-state.
What is interesting about this discussion is that some states say that students who spend more than 26 weeks in-state for their college studies (as any student would with two 15 week semesters) are considered residents of that state (Massachusetts is famous for this) and therefore subject to civic duties such as jury duty. None the less, the in-state vs. out-of-state debate is not an NCAA Regulatory issue.
