He got grades
October 31, 2005
The NCAA plans to pay colleges up to $100,000 if a high percentage of their athletes graduate and do well in the classroom. The money came from increased revenue from CBS Sports televising the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
While it's great that the NCAA cares enough to encourage more athletes to perform well on and off the court, schools should be pushing their college athletes to get good grades regardless of monetary compensation.
The NCAA has always encouraged colleges to graduate their athletes and now they are finally putting their money where their mouths are.
It's disappointing, however, that schools must receive incentives to help their athletes succeed academically. This is something institutions should do whether or not extra funding is coming in to the school.
The UW has a notoriously poor track record of athlete graduations, especially basketball players. Hopefully, the funds, which could be disbursed as soon as 2008, will be put to good use.
Careful consideration should also be given to the monitoring of NCAA funds, which could easily slip under the auspices of a "general-use fund."
These funds should go directly to the purpose they are intended: helping athletes excel academically.
The real question we should be asking is: When will under-funded humanities departments will be receiving money to improve their programs?
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