I consulted the 2018 Men’s D1 Soccer rankings and chose UVA @ #10 to drill down on. It’s a great combination of strong academics and big time ACC athletics.
Their team photo has 29 players in it. The 2018 stats sheets shows that 21 of those 29 saw the field.
So, for whatever reason, 8 players juggled D1 athletics, as well as their studies, but never played an actual game minute.
Of the 21 that played there were 3 that essentially played every minute of every game. It’s safe to say that these are scholarship athletes. Did they receive a full ride?
There were another 5 players that started and played in every game, or almost every game, and were on the field for between 88% - 98% of the total game minutes. What percentage might their scholarships be?
The next 4 players, in terms of minutes played, were on the field between 51% - 77% of the total season minutes, BUT…they scored 64% of the team’s goals(5,2,2,5). Scholarships? How much?
The final 9 players started a total of 6 games and played a total of 1,322 combined minutes of the 1600 minute season. Is there any chance 1 or 2 of these kids received a scholarship?