Kansas conference eliminates roster and scholarship limits

(AP) — An athletic conference composed of 19 Kansas community colleges has dropped a rule adopted during the desegregation era to limit out-of-state players on basketball and football teams.

[...] supporters contended that the rule protected opportunities for Kansas students, boosting their chances of getting a college education on athletic scholarships.

Calvert said scholarship funds for out-of-state players must be privately raised by either booster clubs or foundations, and they wouldn't take from the money for Kansas scholarships.

[...] if a school wants to go with more out-of-state players and give bigger scholarships, then that just means they're going to have to raise more money or else that's going to limit the number of out-of-state kids you bring in.