Friday, January 25, 2008

Down-grading the Scholar Athlete?

The NCAA created Division III several years ago for colleges and universities that choose to concentrate on recruiting students who were scholars first and athletes second. But Southwest University President Jake B. Schrum says some schools have been allowed to join Division III who are not as committed to the idea of scholar-athletes. The result? The NCAA is encouraging those for whom Division III was originally created to consider moving down yet again to a Division IV.

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