re: Operation Red Dog II

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Not every player qualifies for the grant in whole or partially though.

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A hell of a lot do though.

"The Register's look into finances revealed that 1,064 football players at the 23 responding schools last year received a combined $4.7 million through Pell Grants, a federally funded program "that provides need-based grants to low-income students," according to the U.S. Department of Education.
That's an average of $4,442 per recipient beyond his full athletic scholarship, which includes tuition, room and board, and books."

23 responding schools
85 on scholarship at each
= 1955 total scholarshiped football players (of those interviewed)

1064 of those received Pell Grants in some form.

So, of the 23 schools interviewed, 1064/1955 = 54.4% of the players received Pell grants on top of their school's scholarship. And they averaged receiving $4400 per year!