re: Would you want to use a scholorship on a rich recruit?

Nope the 85 number is a scholarship only number and does not include walkons who play in games. 85 on scholarship + 20 preferred walkons = 105 man roster for fall camp. After school starts you can have as many walkons as you want and they are labelled as participants. Some schools routinely have 120+ participants including scholarship players, preferred walkons and others.