Enlightening…I had not heard this.
New initial-eligibility requirements are set to kick in for the class of 2016—players who will begin their freshman high school seasons in the fall.
Under the new rules, the minimum grade-point average for prospective student-athletes jumps from 2.0 to 2.3. Prospective student-athletes must still pass 16 core subjects. But now, 10 must be completed by the beginning of their senior year of high school; AND all 16 must be completed in four years.
A survey conducted by the NCAA indicated that of all freshmen football players to enroll at Division I schools last fall, approximately 40 percent would have failed to meet the 2016 requirements.
Forty percent. Meet your academic redshirts.
By definition, an academic redshirt is a student-athlete, in 2016 and beyond, who meets the old eligibility requirements but not the new standards. An academic redshirt can receive a scholarship and practice with the team but cannot participate in games.
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/61070/new-eligibility-standards-on-the-way
New initial-eligibility requirements are set to kick in for the class of 2016—players who will begin their freshman high school seasons in the fall.
Under the new rules, the minimum grade-point average for prospective student-athletes jumps from 2.0 to 2.3. Prospective student-athletes must still pass 16 core subjects. But now, 10 must be completed by the beginning of their senior year of high school; AND all 16 must be completed in four years.
A survey conducted by the NCAA indicated that of all freshmen football players to enroll at Division I schools last fall, approximately 40 percent would have failed to meet the 2016 requirements.
Forty percent. Meet your academic redshirts.
By definition, an academic redshirt is a student-athlete, in 2016 and beyond, who meets the old eligibility requirements but not the new standards. An academic redshirt can receive a scholarship and practice with the team but cannot participate in games.
http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/61070/new-eligibility-standards-on-the-way
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