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Originally posted by Munchkin03
I think the SEC/ACC (and that's my home conference) are exceptions. A few weeks ago, there was a story about a player who couldn't afford to go home to his best friend's funeral--where was the Touchdown Club then? 
I think there should be a stipend, if the student is on work-study and obviously can't work in-season, to make up for that so at least they can have some financial support. It's probably worse at more expensive schools. Even though only 40% of students at my school (DI, Ivy League) are on financial assistance, 75% of students work to support themselves in some form. The Ivy League prohibits athletic scholarships, so there's really not that much money to go around. I was on an athletic team my first year--many of the students, even recruits, had to quit the team because they had to work to make ends meet.
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I have heard of things like this. Nebraska lost a great player last year because of the same kind of trouble. Thunder Collins (an excellent TB) had to leave school and try to find work I believe to take care of his little brother. The current rules are mostly damaging to players of lower socioeconomic status. They perhaps unintentionally doom some kids with enough talent to play in the NFL to settle for real world jobs to make ends meet.