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iirc the power 5 honor 4 year football scholarships as long as the student-athlete stays in good standing academically.  this has been the practice at Stanford before the power 5 adopted the practice.

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I don't think that is quite the situation. 

A few years ago it was ruled that the Power 5 would be allowed to offer four year scholarships. Given the realities of Title IX, I assume they would have to do so for women as well as men. 

Some schools made big announcements that they would now offer 4 year scholarships. Most never said anything explicit. 

At Stanford, my understanding is that for some time the policy was that scholarships would be renewed each year subject to some contingencies - but they couldn't put this in writing per NCAA rules. Once they were "allowed" to do so, I never noticed any public announcement from Stanford on the matter. It could be I missed it, could be Stanford never saw the point to a public statement, or other.

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iirc the power 5 honor 4 year football scholarships as long as the student-athlete stays in good standing academically.  this has been the practice at Stanford before the power 5 adopted the practice.

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I don't think that is quite the situation. 

A few years ago it was ruled that the Power 5 would be allowed to offer four year scholarships. Given the realities of Title IX, I assume they would have to do so for women as well as men. 

Some schools made big announcements that they would now offer 4 year scholarships. Most never said anything explicit. 

At Stanford, my understanding is that for some time the policy was that scholarships would be renewed each year subject to some contingencies - but they couldn't put this in writing per NCAA rules. Once they were "allowed" to do so, I never noticed any public announcement from Stanford on the matter. It could be I missed it, could be Stanford never saw the point to a public statement, or other.