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Message: [QUOTE="GamecockFam, post: 4819657, member: 10934"] Yeah this kind of thinking makes me wonder if we could penalize student athletes for breaching the scholarship terms like we do with coaching contracts. I've been floating an idea that coaches could offer 1-4 year scholarships and there would be financial penalties if students do not honor the term length of the scholarship (such as the repayment of used scholarship benefits). Like, I could see if a student accepts a 1 year scholarship then they're free to transfer after that year or apply for another 1-3 year scholarship at their current university -- but they also face the possibility that they will not receive a new scholarship offer from the coaches. But if a student agrees to a 4 year scholarship and decides to transfer after year 1, they'll have to repay the earned benefits of that scholarship -- for example $10k in boarding/food expenses per year. I know my idea probably isn't legally feasible but I like the sound of it. I would hope financial penalties would help discourage transferring due to NIL dreams...:p [/QUOTE]