The future of the walk-on athlete in college football remains up in the air with the House vs. NCAA case settlement set to eliminate scholarship limits.

At present day in college football, teams are allowed to have over 120 players, with an 85-scholarship limit. What roster limits moving forward will look like largely remains to be seen, but despite the uncertain number, the virtual elimination of walk-ons looms imminent.

That means we will likely never see another fairytale story like that of former Georgia walk-on quarterback Stetson Bennett, who went from a recruit with just one FBS offer, to a player who defied the odds by taking the starting position from a Heisman Trophy favorite and winning two national titles.

Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko recently offered his thoughts on the situation with an heightened disdain for the incoming changes.

“I’m strongly against it. I think it’s absolutely against what college football stands for, what it’s about,” Elko said, also speaking on legacy athletes not being able to play as walk-ons. “It’s something that’s really bad for the sport.”

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables is also hardly on-board with the idea as his team prepares to enter the Southeastern Conference in the midst of realignment.

“We’re going to expand the length of the season, we’re going to play more games, but we’re going to have a smaller roster?” he said.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart also voiced his disagreeance, noting how it affects recruits.

“I think it hurts high school football, and football as a whole, when kids can’t keep dreaming about what they might be able to do if they don’t get a (scholarship) opportunity,” Smart said.

It will be interesting to see how things continue to shake out as the details are sorted out with the House vs. NCAA case, but there's no question that things will be looking much different moving forward.