Recently, there have been many inconsistencies exposed in the NCAA’s enforcement and legitimacy of policies. At broad sight, the NCAA has fumbled key matters which have led many league members, and the always critical outsiders, to question its jurisdiction. The self-inflicting damage was conveyed through inconsistent and erratic enforcement of sanctions on universities such as Miami, Penn State, and the University of Southern California. The NCAA’s iron fist dealing with student-athletes being paid beyond scholarships has also raised many the eyebrow. However, the academic production from student-athletes improves significantly as the NCAA is simultaneously questioned on its morality.
The NCAA recently announced that 82 percent of Division I student-athletes who entered college in 2006 earned their degrees, the highest ever, 8 percent higher than in 1995 when the initial tracking began.
The day will come when the NCAA will have to answer the questions about their many inconsistencies and fallacies regarding the sanctions levied on these universities. A judgment of dividing up profits with student-athletes may also be soon approaching. On the other hand, while it is an athletic association with endless flaws, it has truly made a significant impact upon the lives of thousands of student-athletes by seeing them through graduation by the implementation of tracking academic and graduation success rates. Through this tracking, administrators, coaches, and even student-athletes are working together to ensure that education is at the core of every athletic department. The NCAA has a more than admirable handle on academics within collegiate athletics. If ever questioned on its effectiveness, this is certainly something for the NCAA to hang its hat on.
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