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[Matthew328]

http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1237085

[ronwx5x]

Says something about today's kids! While I'm not sure what he could have done with the scholarship since he already has a full scholarship, it speaks to what kind of person he is. I applaud him loudly.

[Roughneck93]

Great gesture by this young man. Helping out his fellow classmates that way says a lot about his character.

[bobcat1]

:clap::clap::clap:

[LH Panther Mom]

Okay, maybe I'm missing something, but how does this not violate NCAA rules?


And it's an incredible gesture on the young man's part. :clap:

[BaseballUmp]

Okay, maybe I'm missing something, but how does this not violate NCAA rules?


And it's an incredible gesture on the young man's part. :clap:

It wasn't cash money the kid was to receive, it was scholarship money which he dispersed amongst the other competitors...i think

[JustAFan]

It was an event open to ALL students who earned a 3.0 or better GPA, not just student athletes, therefore there was no reward for him being an athlete, just a good student. Kind of like fundraisers in high school. If the fundraiser is by an athletic organization only (football, basketball, volleyball, etc) and only student athletes can participate, it is a violation of the "rewards" rule for any participant to be rewarded with "valuable consideration". It has to be open to the entire student body or it is considered a reward for being an athlete.