Briean Boddy-Calhoun couldn't wrap his head around the NCAA's new rule resulting in college athletes across the country being paid for the first time ever to cover more than a traditional scholarship.
It's not just about tuition and fees, books and room and board anymore.
Power Five conferences voted in January on a rule that took effect Aug. 1 allowing Division I schools to cover athletes' cost of attendance, something that could change the college landscape forever.
But Boddy-Calhoun, a returning All-Big Ten senior cornerback for the University of Minnesota, was so focused on Thursday's gargantuan opener against No.