College Football Strengths

Only about 3-4% of high school players can get the opportunity to play D1 college football that is why coaches only look for the best that is why you have to be good athletically and good academically. Some couches wont even give you an offer if you your Grade point Average is not up to pair with their expectations. They usually want a 3.0 or higher Gpa. Shmoop.com http://www.shmoop.com/careers/football-player/odds-of-getting-in.html, ESPN.com http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/8236949/ncaa-increases-minimum-eligibility-standards-division-student-athletes

Academic success is important for both high school and college athletes. To be eligible to participate, athletes must maintain a certain GPA. Student athletes that don’t make school a priority, not only miss out on playing time, but also fail to prepare themselves for the next step in their life. For high school athletes, that means prepare for college while for college athlete, it means preparing to enter the workforce. Although, both high school and

Unmistakably, college football players endure many hardships and make many sacrifices in order to attain the skill set required compete at the highest levels of college football. Only through many hours of focused training can an athlete build the necessary tools to be offered a scholarship by a Division

When it comes to football in the college league, many rules have been changed or new rules have been added to make the game safer for those that play it. The Targeting rule was added going into the 2008 NCAA season of college football for safety reasons. This rule has also introduced a new discussion of whether or not the rule is fair. The rule states that if a player strikes another player in an upward motion, striking with the crown [top] of the helmet, then it is a fifteen-yard penalty, and the player is disqualified from the game. This obviously causes controversy between officials and college football coaches. Many believe that the rule is too harsh and that many calls that are targeting, are not targeting after all. And that it is not fair to eject a player, if the player did not even deserve the call “There are other gripes with the targeting rule. Washington State coach Mike Leach called it ‘micromanaging, for lack of a better word,’ citing too many variables and inconsistent enforcement. Stanford coach David Shaw echoed a sentiment shared by Mora and Pickett: that there should be different levels of targeting penalties corresponding with the severity of the infraction” (qtd in Bolch). NCAA rules states that when the targeting rule is implied, then the officials will review the play, and give a final verdict. However, most of the time the call is not overturned and the player remains disqualified from the game. This new rule has also made it nearly

In today’s society, there are many issues, dilemmas, and scandals that we have to face. After reading Kenneth Jost’s article about college football there is, respectively, many issues in this field. I firmly agree that the Committee of the Coalition of Intercollegiate Athletics, which is an organization that represent roughly half the FBS schools, should search for ways to force college athletes to be admitted into the school before being provided with scholarships to play. Even though everyone loves watching college athletics, the purpose of going to school isn’t to be entertained, it’s an opportunity to better your education. Although many colleges feel like this will decrease their schools win efficiency there are examples that diminish

For many students, the college experience is measured by the success of their NCAA-sanctioned athletic programs. Without the experience and athletic performance the student athlete brings, most colleges would not reap the benefit of these significant revenue-generating activities. At best, current NCAA regulations need to be revisited to ensure all avenues are addressed to enable the success of athletic students both in the classroom and on the field or court of play. As stated previously, even though students receive full and partial scholarships determined by their athletic performance, in both instances

The “No Pass/No Play” requirement drastically affects the ability for low-income students to participate in extracurricular activities. According to an article in the Washington post in 1995, The correlation between the income of students and their GPA, SAT, or ACT score is strong. Using the current requirement, the NCAA may be restricting participation in extracurricular activities to income not scores. Also, in 1995, the USDOE’s National Center for Education Statistics found that Proposition 48 would cut off more than 1/3 of low-income students and 1/10 of high-income students (Klesse, 2005). Cutoff scores are controversial because a point or half a point difference in a score can determine pass or fail; however, the standardized assessment being used as the measuring stick may require a larger difference before mastery or lack of mastery can be indicated. For example, one additional question correct or incorrect on the SAT can result in a 10-point difference in a student’s score. However, a 120-point difference is needed in the score of a SAT student before a difference in ability can be qualified (Klesse, 2005). Opponents of the “No Pass / No Play” requirements argue that minority athletes will end up

Peter Park 2/6/2016 Language Arts 6-6 Football Argumentative Essay Final Draft Football and Concussions: the Crisis on Our Hands Football is America’s banner sport. Every year, millions of people watch the National Football League either genuinely on stadiums or live on televisions. The NFL is treated like a golden piggy: fragile, but all-powerful in money making. However, it seems that America’s front-runner sport is in a crisis. Concussions are having a seismic effect on youth football.

Salaries for 8-5 individuals are based on approximately 40 hours a week. A division one NCAA college football player dedicates more than 40 hours a week to their sport. Therefore, they are bound to receive direct financial compensations just like a full-time working American (Karaim, p 20). It is important to note that the NCAA maintains that college athletes should attend classes and participate in sports. Therefore, their 40 hours of practice acquires an additional 11 hours of classes on a weekly basis (Karaim, p 21). I go to Passaic County Community college as a full-time student and work 40 hours a week just to live life. These college athletes are doing the same thing I am doing. The college athlete needs to maneuver their schedule smoothly to ensure they do not fail to attend classes and sports' practice. College athletes skip classes to travel and go to tournaments. Spectators purchase tickets to watch games which are made up of the college athletes. It is not only decent but sensible to pay the people who are the life of the

This is nearly impossible, however, as being a student-athlete is a full time job in itself. Bradley Roby said, “How these colleges are running football programs now, it 's just like the NFL. It 's about results, it 's about winning. That 's what the game is about. Classes, working out, performing week in and week out” (Briggs). Roby’s point of view is one that is seen widely across college athletes. The expectations of the players have grown, but their reward for success has not matured at the same rate.

Division II- These programs must have at least have four sports for each gender participating. During each season. At least 50% of their games should be played against Div. II or higher programs. Also, like Div.I there are maximum financial awards for each sport. There is not any attendance requirements for football or basketball.

When it comes to going to college, one would think that athletic departments at schools like University of Kentucky and University of North Carolina would make the effort to put strong emphasis for their student-athletes to have a high academic standing in order to play. Sadly now a days, the case is the opposite and they ultimately lose as students. Domonique Foxworth, who played college football at the University of Maryland from 2002 to 2004, he sparks conversation with the statement that “When I played college football in the University of Maryland, we kind of had a motto, which is that C’s get degrees. That’s what we do. Everyone pretends, but you know that your responsibility is to win football games.” (Schooled: The Price of College Sports). He also adds that “I knew it was more valuable to my school that I get a C on an exam. An interception on Saturday than it was that I get straight A’s and get no interceptions on Saturday; that doesn’t bring in the fans to fill the stadium” (Foxworth). Kevin Anderson, Athletic Director at University Of Maryland, makes a comment saying “We’re providing an opportunity for a lot of young people that wouldn’t have that opportunity. How do you put a price tag on that? How do you put a price tag on education?”. (Schooled: The Price of College Sports). Foster states on the contrary, “….but football interferes with being a student first” (Foster)

But as Gregg Easterbrook states in his book The King of Sports, the NCAA saved the universities from this trouble in 2012 by implementing a new way to determine academic competence with an Academic Progress Rate. The brilliance behind this was that it changed the discussion from GPA to APR, a confusing number that had no relevance to the everyday joe. A college football needed an APR score of 930, the catch is that the minimum APR score is 900 and the maximum is 1000. This made every team look like they were close to the top. This goes to show how little the NCAA cares about the academics of its athletes and only cares about making money and looking good in the eye of the

Despite the many stereotypes that are connected with being a student athlete, student athletes in general are held to much higher standards by their institutions. Before a prospective student athlete even enters college, they are made fully aware of the academic standings and requirements of the college they choose. Although the academic requirements vary from college to college, the standards are still held high for all student athletes. The transition into college can be exceptionally difficult especially for the

There has been amplified debate on the treatment, education, training of the college athlete. To avoid exploitation of athletes, “The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), formed in 1905, set bylaws requiring college student-athletes to be amateurs in order to be eligible for intercollegiate athletics competition” (Schneider n.p.). Intercollegiate athletics have dramatically changed over the last several decades. Currently, intercollegiate athletics generate tremendous amounts of revenue, remarkably in football and basketball. College sports in America is a