re: LSU featured on college football live on ESPN

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He wasn't paying anyone for him to stay or play there

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Oh, I see. "It's okay for SC's players to get tons of cash in benefits, because they were gonna go there and stay there anyway. Really, I swear!"

Bush's coach(es) knew about the money and lied about it. They lied because they knew the money was coming all along. It's a decades old scam that was cliche when the Bear was doing it before it was really illegal;

"I'm the coach, son. I can't pay you to play football at SC. But, hey, look at those people over there! Why don't you go talk to them and see what they have to say to you, if you play for SC?"

The coaching staff knew about it and lied. The moment they found out, they had a responsibility to report it, and remove him from playing (since he was ineligible). The fact that they let him keep getting the money, and played him knowing he was getting paid, IS paying a player to play for you.