Great news if true. As shown with wrestling and basketball, by going to merit scholarships the academic performance of both teams improved markedly. The Title IX impact will not effect Lehigh as much as Lafayette and Bucknell, which have more women than men undergrads (or very close to even). Therefore, money being used for scholarships in football, must also be equalized for women’s sports. This should certainly help recruiting as others have noted. We’ll still have some hurdles other schools don’t, i.e. the academic index as well as non-redshirting (except for medical grant), but it will lead to a more competitive league against the CAA/NEC/SoCon/MVC and OVC.