NCAA Manual ('95-'r 5) Section 15.3.3 has: "Where a student's athletics ability is taken into consideration in any degree in awarding financial aid, such aid shall not be awarded in excess of one academic year." "A staff member may inform a prospect that the athletics department will recommend ... aid will renewed each year ... However the prospect must be informed that the renewal will not be automatic." I haven't read enough to know whether there is more coverage or not, but this seems to indicate that no program is obligated beyond one year. I guess BC has had the most recent experience with this problem. HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.