NCAA Implementing Academic Red-shirts

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Incoming freshmen in 2016 that graduated HS with below a 2.3 GPA in 16 core courses will be automatic red-shirts. ‪http://goo.gl/oP0k6D http://t.co/IYkcJVsg9V

This is from the NCAA regarding the status of NCAA Division I prospects: http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/eligibility_center/Important_New_Rules/2016_DI_New_Academic_Requirements.pdf

Full Qualifier: A college-bound student-athlete may receive athletics aid (scholarship), practice and compete in thefirst year of enrollment at the Division I college or university.

Academic Redshirt: A college-bound student-athlete may receive athletics aid (scholarship) in the first year of enrollment and may practice in the first regular academic term (semester or quarter) but may NOT compete in the first year of enrollment. After the first term is complete, the college-bound student-athlete must be academically successful at his/her college or university to continue to practice for the rest of the year.

Nonqualifier: A college-bound student-athlete cannot receive athletics aid (scholarship), cannot practice and cannot compete in the first year of enrollment.
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Now, colleges with lowered academic standards, like those in the SEC, can not entice elite talent, poor academic high school students with early playing time and rubber stamp classes because they would be ineligible to play their first year, though they could still practice with the team. Given the success Nebraska had under Prop 48, I could imagine seeing an up-tick in talent coming to campus because of the academic support available at Nebraska.

 
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This could be HUGE for Nebraska. Basically, correct me if I'm wrong but they are basically bringing back the "partial qualifier" that Nebraska used to use.

 
BigRedBuster said:
This could be HUGE for Nebraska. Basically, correct me if I'm wrong but they are basically bringing back the "partial qualifier" that Nebraska used to use.
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Exactly, this is a resurrection of Prop 48. Starting in 2016, as it was in 1985, students entering college that are "partial qualifiers"(i.e., core-course GPA below the 2.3 minimum, but above 2.0) will be eligible for a scholarship and practicing with the team, but can not play in games for the first year.

 
I have never understood why the NCAA didn't want this. It allows a kid who is struggling a little academically to come get out of a HS that may be just passing him along because he is a stud athlete and a bad situation and get into an institution that has all the resources in the world to allow him to prove he can be successful academically.

I would think this is exactly what college athletics is in large part about.

 
Interesting move. I personally like it but I wonder if it will end up being one more thing to challenge in court/push the union idea.

 
Mavric said:
Interesting move. I personally like it but I wonder if it will end up being one more thing to challenge in court/push the union idea.
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Why would this go to court or be challenged? I would think anyone who is interested in the well being of the players would be all for this???

 
BigRedBuster said:
Mavric said:
Interesting move. I personally like it but I wonder if it will end up being one more thing to challenge in court/push the union idea.
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Why would this go to court or be challenged? I would think anyone who is interested in the well being of the players would be all for this???
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I'm guessing that a player who is going to be told he can't play because of his grades will throw a fit.

 
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