Texas state lawmakers quietly introduced bills this week aimed at capping the number of athletic scholarships that public state university can offer to international students. Front Office Sports reports that the bills would limit public colleges in Texas to no more than 25 percent of total “athletic scholarships, grants, or other financial assistance” going to international students.
But the new laws could come at a detriment to the Texas Longhorns as well as Texas A&M, the University of Houston and several others.
First, let’s address the issue at hand. Of the approximately 510,000 current NCAA athletes. Only 25,000 are international students. Simple math shows us that that number works out to just under 5 percent. Now, of course some schools have more than others. But that number is nowhere near the 25 percent threshold…