Originally Posted by Swampboy:
What effect does this ruling have on the amateur status of the players? Now that it has been decreed they are being paid to play football, they are essentially professional athletes. Will the NCAA declare them all ineligible?
No. When you write the rules you can make them mean anything you want to. The NCAA has it's own definition of amateur, which they adjust to suit their needs. They will continue to define these kids as amateurs/student-athletes. To do anything else would define the NCAA out of existence.