There was a geology course at Temple University that was for football players only. Every class there were the same six brightly colored samples of minerals on the instructor’s desk. Every class, they would go over what these samples were. At the end of the course, the grade was based on correctly answering six questions...
“Rocks for Jocks” is a tradition at quite a number of schools, a way for some geologist to support the athletic program and feel part of something more exciting, academic standards be damned.