These young men are given a free ride in school if they dont apply themselves it is nobodys fault but their own.
If they do not get a degree they have no one to blame but themselves.
When I taught at the University of Houston, I caught nine rations of by-God for not giving athletes "excused" absences when they decided to skip class for extra practice, or when they had an away game.
And I wasn't just singling out the athletes. I treated all extracurricular activities the same . . . as less important than my class, which (for those who paid attention) actually taught them something.