I suspect Justin will be in line to inherit a lot of money and if people are cool about it, just like Boone Pickens and Phil Knight are sugar daddys for Oklahoma St and Oregon respectively, Diddy or son could be giving much more back than received. Treat him like everyone else. Make Justin feel good about his university experience and it should pay dividends back to the institution.

I think it is great that he earned it, but it would be an even greater gesture to give it back and ask that it be given to someone who is in financial need. JMO though.

Also, I know for people in financial need it may not feel fair but those scholarships do come with hard work. You can study your a$$ off and get good grades. Not everyone can work their a$$ off in a sport and be good enough to get a FULL scholarship.

I agree, the kid worked hard and deserves recognition. His father *might* consider matching the amount and donating it to “in need” students. That being said, I’m pretty sure Diddy already does donate a portion of his fortune to philanthropic interests.

This is absolutely ridiculous. The kid earned it with his athletic skills and grades. This has nothing to do with his father and/or how much money his father has. Plus these days more and more kids are paying their own way through school- I am a college student and the majority of the kids I know are paying for themselves. He doesn’t have millions, his father does. If his father wants to donate scholarship money, great; if not, he is under no obligation to- I’m sure he donates plenty of money to worthy causes already. So congrats Justin on your athletic and academic accomplishments!

Actually most people I went to college with, including myself, all took out student loans and are still paying them back 10 years later! So in most cases I would say it does not belong to the parents!!!!! He should keep his scholarship, it is HIS accomplishment!!!!

He should keep it. This is something that he’s earned himself, not something he got from his dad. It’s a huge accomplishment for him, he worked very hard for that spot on the team. I knew athletic scholarships are nothing like grants or need based financial aid. He’s making a name for himself, not as Diddy’s son. If people are that against it, how about they get some money together & give something to a need-based student.

He should keep it, but in turn, Papa Combs should offer a scholarship to a kid who can’t afford to go to school but got a 3.8 GPA.

A couple of my friends who come from families way wealthier just less famous got full ride academic, and sport scholarships to college. Good for them. They had to work their butts off in high school and in extracurricular actives in order to get those scholarships. I’m sure being able to just go to school and not have to work a part time job for spending money makes things a bit easier, but I’m pretty sure the private school he went to was academically more difficult than most of the public schools. Even with all the distractions in his life he was able to maintain a good GPA and participate in a sport that he excelled in. Good for him. He should keep his scholarship.
Besides look around at most of those My-Parents-Are-Rich-and-Famous kids. Hald of them barely make it through high school and spend the rest of their live working the party scene, doing a reality show, and being all around jerk offs.
Anyone mad at him needs to get their kids to work harder, and stop hating.

I actually don’t care if Diddy is a millionaire or a billionaire, the fact that his son earned that scholarship, he shouldn’t get pressured by giving it back so he really earned it with his talents.

If you will bother to read the piece you will learn that CALIFORNIA TAXPAYERS ARE NOT FOOTING THE BILL FOR SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS!!! Reading comprehension is your friend, work on it.

This young man earned the scholarship, regardless of who his father is. He has shown everyone what he has accomplished on his own, and should be rewarded for it. I don’t see the problem, he’s trying to do things the right way, and standing on his own two feet. Making his way in the world so he won’t have to depend on his father. He should be commended.

I’m a teenager who went through the college process this year. I had a 4.2 GPA, a ton of extra curriculars, and I took enough college-level courses in high school to give me a year’s worth of college credits. I also had to spend a lot of time helping raise my brother – who has behavioral problems and possibly ADHD – due to my parent’s crazy schedule. So yeah, I worked my butt off. I didn’t play a sport, but I still worked my butt off.

Yet I got very little money from the schools I applied to. And because the government has decided that my family can pay over 30 grand a year for my education, I wasn’t getting any help there either. If I hadn’t gotten into an honors college that gave me full tuition and a year of free dorming, my parents (who insisted on taking the loans) would be in debt for years and then I would be in debt to them. Many of my friends are stuck going to a crappy community college for at least a year due to money issues.

I’m not putting the blame on the Combs’ for this; the financial aid systems in this country are pretty screwed up. The financial aid forms we filled out didn’t even ask how much my parents have to pay for our house, the cars, or any other bills. They don’t even ask if we HAVE a house or cars. And I do think many colleges give more than they should to athletes (especially as many colleges do not have strict GPA requirements for these scholarships).

Combs earned the scholarship without a doubt. But I think it would be good of Combs to give back the scholarship (he most likely wouldn’t lose his place on the team in doing so) or for him or his dad to donate some money to the school to help our future students.

If it’s not a need-based scholarship, then no, he shouldn’t have to give it back. He earned it for his ability to play football, just like any other athlete with an athletic scholarship.

No one paid for my tuitions. I worked my butt off to get scholarships and worked two and three jobs to pay for my uncovered expenses and meals, clothes, my lil ole beater, gas and mad money.

He should keep it and proudly. He earned it, and earned it well. Leave the poor kid alone. And by all this hoopla, if Combs wanted to give it back, people would be cheering that he did it under pressure. I’m thrilled for Justin. Congratulations, well done!!!!!! Good luck in College.

Julie that’s cause you were real and honest when filling out the paperwork …this guy P-Diddy ,puff Daddy or whatever he calls his silly black self is a liar, thief and all around buster of the first-order…He’s always throwing himself into the songs and videos his “Artists” put out than he gives himself a producer/writer credit so he can steal a little more off thegross profits while his dumb-ass posse sit around playing with their junk and “making it rain while throwing-down hundred dollar bills” I guess cause they would rather see it go too some ‘ho’ rather than give P-Diddy steal the currency from them again on the back-end…The kid worked hard and earned it more than I can say for that worm!

Give it to someone else who deserves it? As if Justin doesn’t?

First, its not his sibling it’s his son. Second, athletic scholarshios are not based on income its based on ability. American children that are lopsided have nothin to do with their parent having money but everythin to do with them not being raised properly. Apparently his money hasen’t affected his parenting skills. You should go read a book or two, or three

So what his dad makes millions. Justin deserves the scholarship, weather his dad is a millionare or not.