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Four-year scholarships. The B1G encouraged schools to offer them. Other conferences allowed schools to do so. The NCAA is expected to approve them formally within the month. We know at least eight Big Ten schools (Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern and Illinois) offered them, as did two SEC programs, Auburn and Florida. They are being treated as kind of a big deal, but how significant are they?
Ethically, this is the appropriate thing to do. If the argument against paying college football players is schools providing education, they should guarantee student-athletes the opportunity to complete that education. The practical effect, however, will be more nebulous.
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