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Tennessee Eyes '10% Surcharge' to Ticket Sales to Help Pay $22M Each Year to Athletes

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Tennessee Volunteers fans planning to attend sporting events in the future can expect to pay more for tickets as the school looks to pay players.

Danny White, athletic director at Tennessee, told Andy Staples of On3.com the school is going to implement a "10 percent surcharge" to all season and single-game ticket sales with the additional cost said to add roughly $22 million per year in revenue sharing that will go to athletes.

"It's a talent fee, and it's going directly to the talent," White said. "It's going to our student athletes as part of this new world order in college sports.