Mason Melchizedek (11-02-2019)
The major and the academics are the responsibility of the athlete. They are given an opportunity in exchange for their talents on the field. What they do with it is up to them.
I can name one offensive lineman for Alabama that graduated in 2011, summa cum laude, with a degree in Accounting (4.0 GPA), and graduated with his master's in Dec 2012.
Or a QB who was a finalist for a Rhodes Scholarship. Without athletic scholarships, who know what they would have done. It is one of the biggest positives of the current college athletic system.
You really believe that OL never would’ve had the chance to get a degree without a football scholarship? You really believe a student that good never woulda found a way to go to some college somewhere and been stuck with only a h.s. education working at a convenience store?
Of course there are student athletes that are there mainly for their education. Nothing would stop them from playing club sports if that’s what they wanted to do.
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