[82lsju]

I saw that about an academic scholarship as well.  He will be a scholarship counter, regardless, assuming he plays.

Grad schools in STEM fields generally give scholarships for PhD students, but that includes having to TA and applying for federal (NSF, NIH, private) scholarships.  The institution also would have funding from federal agencies for scholarships.

In non-stem fields, and for masters degrees, I’m not sure how it works, but it is harder to get scholarships and lots of students graduate with a lot of debt.

BC

Per interview on TOS, Fields worked to get admitted to Stanford's graduate program solo - hence the academic scholarship.
THEN he contacted the football office about playing ball - evidently, they did not actively recruit the guy as a grad-transfer.

IF this is true, it perhaps is the ultimate example of Shaw's "recruiting prowess" - i.e., only self-selecting Stanford Men.  

Good for the kid; good for Stanford football.  Agree with a poster on TOS who opined that a player with this kind of leadership who actually plays can elevate the play of entire secondary.  That would be great.

not defending Shaw but Fields does not appear to have ever entered the transfer portal so how was Shaw supposed to identify him as a potential graduate transfer?

[82lsju]

I saw that about an academic scholarship as well.  He will be a scholarship counter, regardless, assuming he plays.

Grad schools in STEM fields generally give scholarships for PhD students, but that includes having to TA and applying for federal (NSF, NIH, private) scholarships.  The institution also would have funding from federal agencies for scholarships.

In non-stem fields, and for masters degrees, I’m not sure how it works, but it is harder to get scholarships and lots of students graduate with a lot of debt.

BC

Per interview on TOS, Fields worked to get admitted to Stanford's graduate program solo - hence the academic scholarship.
THEN he contacted the football office about playing ball - evidently, they did not actively recruit the guy as a grad-transfer.

IF this is true, it perhaps is the ultimate example of Shaw's "recruiting prowess" - i.e., only self-selecting Stanford Men.  

Good for the kid; good for Stanford football.  Agree with a poster on TOS who opined that a player with this kind of leadership who actually plays can elevate the play of entire secondary.  That would be great.

not defending Shaw but Fields does not appear to have ever entered the transfer portal so how was Shaw supposed to identify him as a potential graduate transfer?