At a minimum, schools should ensure that parents are fully aware of the policy adopted for children who do not have their meal money.

The players are making millions and they still get meal money?

Players did not account for all the meal money they were given to take recruits out to dinner.

The meal money that went unaccounted for was small, some university officials said.

The four continue to receive meal money and room and board, Phillips said.

It seems strange that both sides should even be wasting time at this stage over meal money.

They players get $18 a day in meal money for the four-month season; their salaries range from $750 to $2,000 a month.

There were no salaries, only $10-a-day meal money, $15 for top players.

"You had to stay on 'em for that meal money or they'd forget," he said.

He made $3,000 a month, the league's maximum, and $20 a day for meal money on the road.