What about Alabama's Tony Mitchell? One of the reasons he declared, according to a report from CBSSports.com, was that he still had work to do academically in order to transfer. That will hurt Alabama's APR, but is it really Anthony Grant's fault?
If there is anything that we have learned about Mark Emmert during his tenure as NCAA president, it is that ensuring the education of collegiate athletes is of the utmost importance to him.
It starts with higher requirements for incoming freshmen. Beginning in 2015, incoming recruits must have a minimum GPA of 2.3 in their 16 core courses with a corresponding SAT/ACT score that sits on a sliding scale. For example, a recruit with a 2.5 GPA needs to get a score of at least 1,000 on the SATs to be eligible. Higher grades mean lower required SAT scores, and vice versa. The NCAA also required 10 of the 16 core courses to be completed before the start of the student's senior year in an effort to prevent emergency summer school sessions that are used for initial eligibility purposes. For incoming junior college transfers, the requirements are even more stringent, as the athletes need a GPA of at least 2.5 on their transferable credits.
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If there is anything that we have learned about Mark Emmert during his tenure as NCAA president, it is that ensuring the education of collegiate athletes is of the utmost importance to him.
It starts with higher requirements for incoming freshmen. Beginning in 2015, incoming recruits must have a minimum GPA of 2.3 in their 16 core courses with a corresponding SAT/ACT score that sits on a sliding scale. For example, a recruit with a 2.5 GPA needs to get a score of at least 1,000 on the SATs to be eligible. Higher grades mean lower required SAT scores, and vice versa. The NCAA also required 10 of the 16 core courses to be completed before the start of the student's senior year in an effort to prevent emergency summer school sessions that are used for initial eligibility purposes. For incoming junior college transfers, the requirements are even more stringent, as the athletes need a GPA of at least 2.5 on their transferable credits.
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