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Message: [QUOTE="Consigliere, post: 5355044, member: 559"] Revenue sources you list are already in place and barely cover the cost of running the department and full portfolio of sports. The $20.5MM has to come from incremental revenue or cost cutting. Donors can continue to give money to the department. Unless it is a specifically earmarked gift it can be used for any purpose at the discretion of the AD. It can certainly be applied to direct payments to athletes, but that is capped at $20.MM minus the first $2.5MM in additional scholarship costs. Money given to collectives, and/or direct NIL transactions between businesses or individuals and student athletes is essentially unrestricted and does not count against the $20.5MM direct payment cap. Proposed House settlement makes these payments subject to review by an independent clearinghouse. [/QUOTE]