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Boston Globe columnist Derrick Z. Jackson questions the impact of a recommendation that would soon ban teams with less than a 50 percent graduation rate.
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Why young ballers shouldn't be forced into the NCAA in the first place.
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by Deron Snyder onDecember 17, 2009
It’s disingenuous to act like all student-athletes are created equal. There’s a reason why top top-tier men’s basketball and football athletes languish at the bottom of the NCAA graduation rates. College isn’t for everyone.
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