“Notre Dame has historically allowed (and still does) football players to return for a 5th year, often using graduate school for an extra year of eligibility, with scholarships for tuition, room & board covered as part of their aid.”
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Replies to: "But they can and do often pay for a 5th year."
- Question about Hinish retirement - Hensou - 2:52pm 12/29/25
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- ND only promises a 4 year degree - D2 - 7:05pm 12/29/25
- ND will pay for 5 years for you to complete your undergrad degree… - TakethetrainKnute - 8:40pm 12/29/25
- In general, ND expects all of its student- athletes to graduate in 4 years. - D2 - 9:18pm 12/29/25
- No idea. It was very common with red-shirt injuries… - TakethetrainKnute - 9:34pm 12/29/25
- I disagree that it is "common." - D2 - 9:50pm 12/29/25
- I said “was” and you can disagree all you’d like. You were paid for 5 years as necessary. - TakethetrainKnute - 10:00pm 12/29/25
- I disagree that it is "common." - D2 - 9:50pm 12/29/25
- No idea. It was very common with red-shirt injuries… - TakethetrainKnute - 9:34pm 12/29/25
- In general, ND expects all of its student- athletes to graduate in 4 years. - D2 - 9:18pm 12/29/25
- But they can and do often pay for a 5th year. - Hensou - 7:33pm 12/29/25
- ND does pay for grad school for active players - D2 - 7:47pm 12/29/25
- Then why agree with what I just said? [NT] - Hensou - 9:46pm 12/29/25
- ND does pay for grad school for active players - D2 - 7:47pm 12/29/25
- ND will pay for 5 years for you to complete your undergrad degree… - TakethetrainKnute - 8:40pm 12/29/25
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- Hensou - 3:43pm 12/29/25
- The school can offer him a non-athletic scholarship, but - Mark - 3:46pm 12/29/25
- ND only promises a 4 year degree - D2 - 7:05pm 12/29/25
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