Fifteen colleges to offer $4k or more in extra scholarship aid

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Starting this fall, the nation's top athletics programs will be able to cover the full cost of players' scholarships, thanks to an NCAA rule passed in January allowing them to do so.

Prior to the passing of the rule, colleges were only able to cover the cost of tuition, fees, room and board, and books.

With the new rule in place, 15 schools will offer over $4,000 per year in additional assistance, with five schools offering over $5,000 annually, according to a report from The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Of those 15 schools, the SEC and Big 12 both had six teams on the list, with two from the Big Ten, one from the ACC, and none from the Pac-12.

Here's a complete list of the schools that will pay more than $4,000 per year, topped by the Tennessee Volunteers.

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The SEC with 3 in the top 5 - 4 in the top 10 - and 6 in the top 15.

1. Tennessee: $5,666
2. Auburn: $5,586
3. Louisville: $5,202
4. Mississippi State: $5,126
5. Texas Tech: $5,100
6. Penn State: $4,788
7. TCU: $4,700
8. Oklahoma: $4,614
9. Oklahoma State: $4,560
10. Ole Miss: $4,500
11. Wisconsin: $4,316
12. Texas: $4,310
13. South Carolina: $4,151
14. Kansas State: $4,112
15. Arkansas: $4,002

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For UT, that number averaged out over roughly 300 days a year comes up to something like less than $20 a day or around $140 per week. The shift is happening.