Indiana University implements 10 point Athlete Bill of Rights

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• Indiana will offer what Glass calls the "Hoosiers for Life" program, a lifetime degree guarantee "open to any former student-athlete who was eligible for at least two seasons, left IU in good standing, did not transfer and is readmitted under university rules."

IU will cover tuition, books and fees for any former athletes who wish to return and complete their degree

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• Indiana will commit to multiyear scholarships instead of year-to-year renewals traditionally used in college athletics. Multiyear scholarships were approved by the NCAA in 2011, though most schools still employ the year-to-year format.
All full-scholarship sports at Indiana (men's and women's basketball, football, volleyball and women's tennis) will offer multiyear scholarships. Players in sports that offer partial scholarships will still agree to terms on a yearly basis but the amount can't be reduced "for reasons of illness, injury (or) because they're not good enough," Glass said.

"Our view is, most ADs have long-term contracts, most presidents have long-term contracts, most coaches have long-term contracts; shouldn't student-athletes?" Glass added.

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• From this point forward, Indiana will cover the cost of education with its full scholarships, picking up the tab on items, such as one-time fees, that it does not currently pay for. Sports with partial scholarships will also cover certain fees, such as the cost of books.

Glass added that, should cost of attendance scholarships gain NCAA approval, Indiana's scholarships would increase to that level of financial support.

"The cost of attendance piece, we're not permitted to do that under NCAA rules," Glass said. "But it's something that, when it happens — and I'm confident it will happen — it's just something we should do."

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• The bill of rights clearly spells out Indiana's comprehensive health coverage for all athletes, including extended coverage to non-scholarship athletes. Walk-ons previously had to cover certain fees, including physical exams.

Indiana will also take advantage of relaxed NCAA rules on what food it can provide to athletes to offer more snacks and nutritional support. All student-athletes will have access to training tables and other food offered by the university

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• Every Indiana athlete will be provided certain NCAA-approved extras, including a personal iPad and a blazer for formal occasions.

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• Athletes will be guaranteed a place on any internal athletics search committee. In the past, this policy was adopted intermittently. Drew Allenspach, a member of the men's golf team at the time, was part of the committee that ultimately recommended Glass' hiring. But Glass said the inclusion of students on such committees has never been a hard and fast rule until now.

"Institutionalizing that, if and when we have search committees — and we don't always have them — we're going to include a student-athlete, I think that's a big deal," he said

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I guess there's 4 more not in the article, but if any college athlete ever again tells you they aren't paid they deserve a swift kick in the groin

Considering most of that stuff are things a lot of schools already do for athletes, yea they are paid.

Not only do they get living stipends and infinite free meals, but have you seen those $200 track suits the athletes run around in at LSU?

They didn't pay for those

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They have a baseball team that makes it to the Supers, but don't offer full scholarships. :flabbergasted:

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Well that's the NCAA's fault