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UNL Athletes Will Soon Be Paid To Pass Their Classes

Scholar-athletes at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will soon be paid for their grades. UNL athletes can earn up to 59-hundred-80-dollars per year, and they could graduate with more than 25-thousand-dollars in cash, in exchange for passing grades. University officials are calling the plan an "academic incentive."