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AD Bowlsby Wants Freshmen Prohibited From Interscholastic Play
Last week, NCAA president Mark Emmert held a presidential conference to discuss reforms needed for the NCAA. While the conference resulted in several new policy changes for the NCAA, most notably raising the minimum Academic Progress Rate (APR) requirement, several other policies were not...
NCAA releases graduation success rate data
Chalk up another impressive off-the-field accomplishment for Coach Greg Schiano and his Rutgers Scarlet Knights football program. According to official statistics released by the NCAA today, Rutgers football's graduation success rate stands at 88%, seven points higher than the listed number in the...
Alabama & SEC Graduation Success Rates
With Senior Day almost upon us, I though it might be appropriate to consider graduation rates for Crimson Tide football. It just so happens that earlier this week, the NCAA released it's Graduation Success Rate data. While this was met by the usual chorus of praise from the applicable panjandrums...
Graduation Rates and Those who Leave Early
via jerseychaser.com On Monday, I ran across this story about Troy Aikman going back and getting his degree from UCLA. It's always a nice story when you see guys like that go back and finally get their diplomas. When people do that, it almost always elicits a positive reaction. I only say "almost"...
The Connect: 03/05/09
Allen Bailey on his way to visit Bill Bidwill While working out at the University of Miami on Tuesday, Edgerrin James hinted that he might want out of Arizona. You sort of have to read between the lines: ...He pointed at a framed photo of himself in a Cardinals uniform and said the picture needed...
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