UNC academic mess.

WNCT has a story about a NCCU professor who wants to "flip the script" on college athletics.

I am not a "fan" of UNC, nor am I a "fan" of Virginia Tech. However, Va Tech graduates 77% of its football athletes. UNC-CH about 58%. I am not a "fan" of Penn State, but PSU graduates almost 70% of its football athletes. Without question, Penn State and VA Tech have much better football than UNC. So what is the difference? Penn State and VA Tech have hired coaches over the years (Joe Paterno, Bill O'Brien and Frank Beemer) who lived up to the college's expectation that good football could be played and the college's obligation to the players to provide a sound education could be met. It comes down to a set of expectations from the top. The Chancellor, the University President and the Board of Governors have to set an expectation that football will be successful on the field but more importantly, the university must fulfill its promise to the athletes. UNC does not do that. Until they start setting the standard that Penn State and Va Tech do, we will still see the lousy graduation rates of football players at UNC-CH. We will still see the situation improve.

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