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JonLP24

(29,322 posts) Mon Jun 23, 2014, 05:54 PM Jun 2014

USC to offer 4-year scholarships

Leading the way in student-athlete welfare, USC will now offer four-year athletic scholarships in the revenue sports.

USC will offer four-year athletic scholarships to all scholarship student-athletes in the revenue sports of football and men's and women's basketball in lieu of the current practice of offering one-year renewable scholarships, USC athletic director Pat Haden announced Monday.

Haden said this policy will be effective July 1 for all current and future scholarship student-athletes in those sports.

"In taking this action, USC hopes to help lead the effort to refocus on student-athlete welfare on and off the field," Haden said.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/college-sports/story/_/id/11123599/usc-trojans-offer-four-year-scholarships-basketball-football

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USC to offer 4-year scholarships (Original Post) JonLP24 Jun 2014 OP

"USC hopes to help lead the effort to refocus on student-athlete welfare on and off the field" KamaAina Jun 2014 #1

This is a very good start JonLP24 Jun 2014 #2

KamaAina

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1. "USC hopes to help lead the effort to refocus on student-athlete welfare on and off the field"

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Mon Jun 23, 2014, 05:57 PM

Jun 2014

JonLP24

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2. This is a very good start

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Mon Jun 23, 2014, 06:09 PM

Jun 2014

The 1-year scholarships were so coaches had the freedom and flexibility to cut "student-athletes" not up to par and put the pressure on the athletes to make sure they made the team and still passed their courses.

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