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FWST: What if bowl eligibility depended on players' success as students?
By Alex Holt
Special to the Star-Telegram
It's the most wonderful time of the year for college football fans: The bowl games start Saturday.
In Texas and across the country, college football is big business for schools, television networks and bowl organizers. But too many college football players leave with no degree, no money and few job prospects.
Because most football players at any college will not make it to the NFL, even more important than winning a bowl game is obtaining a college degree. Those with degrees are more likely to be employed and will likely earn higher incomes.
For the sixth year, the non-partisan New America Foundation has published its Academic BCS rankings of the top 25 Bowl Championship Series teams based on academic performance. (bit.ly/XbB6cx).
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/13/4483805/what-if-bowl-eligibility-depended.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy
By Alex Holt
Special to the Star-Telegram
It's the most wonderful time of the year for college football fans: The bowl games start Saturday.
In Texas and across the country, college football is big business for schools, television networks and bowl organizers. But too many college football players leave with no degree, no money and few job prospects.
Because most football players at any college will not make it to the NFL, even more important than winning a bowl game is obtaining a college degree. Those with degrees are more likely to be employed and will likely earn higher incomes.
For the sixth year, the non-partisan New America Foundation has published its Academic BCS rankings of the top 25 Bowl Championship Series teams based on academic performance. (bit.ly/XbB6cx).
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/12/13/4483805/what-if-bowl-eligibility-depended.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy
