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Debate cuts to heart of college sports: winning on the field vs. winning in the classroom
Counting NCAA votes ranks alongside watching paint dry. But there's an intriguing tally to follow over the next couple of days that could impact whether college football players are benched due to new academic standards starting in 2012.The debate touches on college athletics' never-ending balancing act: winning on the field vs. winning in the classroom. Better yet, it cuts to the heart of defining what classroom success really means.
In April, the Division I Board of Directors adopted a rule requiring football players to pass nine credits (eight for quarter schools) in the fall term, up from six credits now. The new rule, set to start in August, makes a player who fails to pass nine fall credits ineligible for the first four games of the following season.
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/06/ncaas_new_nine-credit_rule_in.html
Counting NCAA votes ranks alongside watching paint dry. But there's an intriguing tally to follow over the next couple of days that could impact whether college football players are benched due to new academic standards starting in 2012.The debate touches on college athletics' never-ending balancing act: winning on the field vs. winning in the classroom. Better yet, it cuts to the heart of defining what classroom success really means.
In April, the Division I Board of Directors adopted a rule requiring football players to pass nine credits (eight for quarter schools) in the fall term, up from six credits now. The new rule, set to start in August, makes a player who fails to pass nine fall credits ineligible for the first four games of the following season.
Read More Here...
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/06/ncaas_new_nine-credit_rule_in.html
