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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5084660, member: 405"] Current information for football. There is a huge premium paid for elite, and scarce, talent. Notice how big the swing is, based on who the elite athletes are vs. the others. The lowest 2/3 of the chart are getting paid much less than people probably expect to be the case. Not everybody gets a big bag. Scholarships are still enough to get 3 star talent, and maybe a little more. There are many ways to provide some living money to players - grant in aid money, financial aid, work/study jobs, NIL endorsement opportunities, signing events, etc. It's not just one check for every guy. Packages get put together. You don't use all your cash where other avenues like financial aid could fill in the gaps, and give that money to the player on the government's dime. [/QUOTE]