… Most athletes at NCAA Division I-A schools receive unlimited free tutoring. More and more schools require mandatory class attendance for athletes. Athletes generally are ushered into classes where their chances to succeed are, shall we say, outstanding.
It takes more work by an athlete to fail these days than to succeed. Eric Hyman, [University of South Carolina’s] athletics director, says time and again that mandatory class attendance has a direct correlation to success in the classroom. How can they not graduate?…
March 28th, 2009 at 6:19PM
Because showing up does nothing if you fall asleep, doodle, or text message or Facebook for 40 minutes (after showing up 10 minutes late, of course).