knapplc
International Man of Mystery
One of my favorite threads that I'll be resurrecting when this kind of news pops up. Seems the football team has been working hard in the classroom:
Sipple lists several of the people involved in this success, including Dennis Leblanc, Kim Schellpeper and Katie Jewell, but spends most of his time lauding Bo's impact on our team's academic success:Steven M. Sipple: The wise will note Husker football team's GPA
This isn't a juicy story that will appear on ESPN's scroll.
This isn't labor strife, or another five-star football recruit choosing an SEC school. This isn't scandal. Nancy Grace wouldn't touch this information with a 10-foot Ethernet cord.
Nobody will shout "stop the presses" for this news, but perhaps someone should.
The Nebraska football team's overall grade-point average recently jumped to 3.008 (on a 4.0 scale), the highest mark since at least 1987, according to Dennis Leblanc, NU senior associate athletic director.
A three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection at Ohio State (1988-1990), Pelini also takes a hard-line stance when it comes to his players excelling in the classroom.
"As most people know, there's no gray area with Bo about a lot of things," Leblanc said. "That's how it is with academics."
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