COLUMBIA, S.C.—A study of bowl-bound FBS schools shows academic progress for all students had continued and the gap between white and African-American football players on making progress toward graduation has improved in the past year. The study found that the overall football player Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for bowl-bound teams improved from 75 per cent last year to 77 per cent. Clemson was top among the four playoff teams in graduating Black football players at 81 per cent. There were 77 of the school that had graduation success rates of 69 per cent or higher for white football players. Only 43 schools had equivalent GSR numbers for Black football players.

Source: thestar December 04, 2017 16:07 UTC