[terry]

that article made a brief mention that as a preferred walk-on he would get financial assistance.  am i mistaken here or read something wrong?  it also didn't mention how much assistance he would get

Walk-ons can't get financial aid that is tied to "preferred walk-on" status. If the financial aid is related in any way to status as a football player, then it's deemed to be an athletic scholarship, and the player counts as a scholarship player.

Walk-ons are eligible for regular non-athletic financial aid. At Stanford, financial aid is exclusively need-based, and it's pretty generous.

It's my understanding that the Ivies don't give athletics-related financial aid, and that their athletes may receive only regular non-athletic financial aid. But I don't know how that works in practice or whether the Ivy schools game the system.

I doubt that Vecchio would have seen much cost difference between Stanford and Penn. He would have been eligible to apply for regular financial aid at both schools, and I think Stanford's financial aid policies are at least as generous as Penn's.

[terry]

that article made a brief mention that as a preferred walk-on he would get financial assistance.  am i mistaken here or read something wrong?  it also didn't mention how much assistance he would get

Walk-ons can't get financial aid that is tied to "preferred walk-on" status. If the financial aid is related in any way to status as a football player, then it's deemed to be an athletic scholarship, and the player counts as a scholarship player.

Walk-ons are eligible for regular non-athletic financial aid. At Stanford, financial aid is exclusively need-based, and it's pretty generous.

It's my understanding that the Ivies don't give athletics-related financial aid, and that their athletes may receive only regular non-athletic financial aid. But I don't know how that works in practice or whether the Ivy schools game the system.

I doubt that Vecchio would have seen much cost difference between Stanford and Penn. He would have been eligible to apply for regular financial aid at both schools, and I think Stanford's financial aid policies are at least as generous as Penn's.