[Vision2020] College football scholarships and academic support

[Kenneth Marcy]

Rachel Bachman of the Wall Street Journal writes about "Why College Football's 
Power Conferences Should Ditch the Smaller Ones; the $2,000 Question"

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204720204577130893202202710.html 

Here is an excerpt from the article:

At least athletes in underdog programs are getting a good, free education, 
right? Not always.

The NCAA has docked Idaho football 15 scholarships over the past five years for 
lagging academically. Idaho has four people—two full-time—dedicated to 
academic support. (The school didn't return a request for comment.) No. 1-
ranked LSU, on the other hand, has a palatial, wood-paneled academic center 
for athletes and a support staff of 26. The Tigers have never been docked a 
football scholarship for a systemic academic failing.

Idaho isn't alone: In major-college football's five lesser conferences, 
football teams have been docked scholarships for academic failures 47 times, 
compared with nine times in the six major conferences. 


Ken