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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also note, athletic scholarships are for one year only and must be renewed each year. Get hurt? There goes your scholarship.[/quote]
Not true for me. They usually sign a contract that states otherwise. They can't drop you because you get injured.[/quote]

[i]Scholarship length has long been one of the greatest misconceptions in college athletics. The assumption is that when an athlete signs to play and study at a given institution the university makes an official commitment in return, guaranteeing at least four years of an education. In reality, the NCAA used to mandate that scholarships could last for only one year with the possibility of renewal. A coach could re-sign an athlete or cut him or her loose.

In the summer of 2011, the NCAA changed this rule. It passed legislation giving Division I universities [b]the option[/b] to offer multiyear scholarships, guaranteeing an education as long as the athlete stays out of legal trouble, doesn't violate school or NCAA rules, keeps playing the sport and maintains academic eligibility. The athlete is also free to leave, under the same transfer rules as always.

But nearly two years after that legislation, multiyear scholarships are rare, not publicized by universities and largely unknown by the athletes. According to data of 82 universities at the Division I-A level obtained by the Post-Gazette through open records requests, only 16 have offered more than 10 multiyear scholarships. Thirty-two of the universities have offered between one and 10, and thirty-four have not offered any.
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http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2013/05/19/Colleges-universities-slow-to-offer-multiyear-athletic-scholarships/stories/201305190222
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