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Originally Posted by Table 5
Under my plan, they would still get the signing bonus, just not while they are still in college.
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Yeah then you have to rewrite the NCAA rules. Even the promise of payment once they leave college is a violation.
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Amateurism – All Sports.
a. You are not eligible for participation in a sport if you have ever:
(1) Taken pay, or the promise of pay, for competing in that sport. [Bylaw 12.1.2]
(2) Agreed (orally or in writing) to compete in professional athletics in that sport.
Exception: Prior to collegiate enrollment, in sports other than men's ice hockey
and skiing, you agreed to compete on a professional team provided the
agreement did not provide for more than actual and necessary expenses and you
did not receive more than actual and necessary expenses. [Bylaws 12.1.2 and
12.2.5.1]
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