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Message: [QUOTE="RandomGuy, post: 4113999, member: 6422"] Gray area, for sure. If we have numerous scholly musicians in our Marching band? Are they technically paid performers? I will continue to classify them as students. The only difference from their unique gifts/excellence is that the student athletes can generate a billion dollar industry. Both have inherent value in representing their University, and equally deserve the scholly for such gifts. Same as the academic excellence scholarships. I would put none of those schollys in the income column. With money (salaries) flowing directly to players, I can't imagine that the IRS won't view some of theses cases as skirting labor laws- by having a 3rd party pay the "salary." We can be fairly certain that every contender will have sweeping " NIL" salaries for their whole team. This is above and beyond the earned scholarship to be part of the University. [/QUOTE]