Most people don’t know it, but athletes are allowed to take remedial courses at community colleges that will count toward their NCAA eligibility. One reason many athletes leave after their sophomore year is that they have run out of remedial coursework and they can’t hack regular coursework, even though they are given a tremendous amount of help.
“One reason many athletes leave after their sophomore year is that they have run out of remedial coursework and they can’t hack regular coursework, even though they are given a tremendous amount of help.”
One of my work-study jobs back in the 1970s was helping a college basketball player who had realized he was not going to the NBA. He was a senior, and could not read his textbooks.