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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
OHIO STATE FOOTBALL POSTS 2.86 AUTUMN SEMESTER GPA
All Ohio State football players come to Columbus with dreams of performing in front of a sold-out Horseshoe.
To get there, however, they must first prove capable in the classroom. And the team has done just that under Urban Meyer.
In its latest feat of academic strength, the team posted a cumulative GPA of 2.86 during an autumn semester in which 11 players graduated. That rounds to the 84th percentile, which is good for a B average—unless the professor is grading on a curve, of course.
For comparison, the team posted a 2.92 GPA during the spring semester, the highest mark in eight years.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...io-state-football-posts-286-fall-semester-gpa
All Ohio State football players come to Columbus with dreams of performing in front of a sold-out Horseshoe.
To get there, however, they must first prove capable in the classroom. And the team has done just that under Urban Meyer.
In its latest feat of academic strength, the team posted a cumulative GPA of 2.86 during an autumn semester in which 11 players graduated. That rounds to the 84th percentile, which is good for a B average—unless the professor is grading on a curve, of course.
For comparison, the team posted a 2.92 GPA during the spring semester, the highest mark in eight years.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...io-state-football-posts-286-fall-semester-gpa
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OhioState001
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I wouldn't consider that a "feat of academic strength" but to each their own
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
No, but lots of sports management majors. Look, my opinion is that as long as the grad rates and apr are good, as long as there's no systemic UNC type fraud going on or Vince Young type "special" majors created to keep literal retards eligible, I'm OK with what it takes to maintain a competitive program in the foosball. But anyone who thinks that a bunch of kids coming in with SATs three and four hundred points lower than the average incoming freshman aren't being steered into easy majors and deluged with an army of tutors at their special "success center" just to get by is being rather naive.
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cmstophe
Renewal
I don't know. How does it compare to other football programs, especially those in the SEC? If I recall, a 2.86 is a B- average (article says rounds to a B, which is 3.0 avg IIRC). I think that's probably above average for major division 1 football programs, but that is simply a guess on my part.
That said, as others covered, I have no illusions that the players are majoring in Chemical Engineering or anything of the sort.
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OhioState001
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http://www.espn.com/college-sports/...frican-american-athletes-power-5-schools-rise
"But 40 percent of Power 5 schools have had a decrease in graduation rates among black football and men's basketball players, with the biggest drops in the past two years occurring at Georgia (15 percent), LSU (11 percent) and Ohio State (11 percent)."
"Several schools among the lowest graduation rates for black football and basketball players -- Ohio State, California, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina -- have graduation rates for all athletes that are 25 to 35 percentage points higher."
"But 40 percent of Power 5 schools have had a decrease in graduation rates among black football and men's basketball players, with the biggest drops in the past two years occurring at Georgia (15 percent), LSU (11 percent) and Ohio State (11 percent)."
"Several schools among the lowest graduation rates for black football and basketball players -- Ohio State, California, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina -- have graduation rates for all athletes that are 25 to 35 percentage points higher."
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
40 From Football Team Earn OSU Scholar-Athlete Honors
40 From Football Team Earn OSU Scholar-Athlete Honors
Third consecutive year of increased honors and an eight-year high for the program
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An eight-year high 40 members of the Ohio State football team are among the record number of student-athletes named an OSU Scholar-Athlete today. A total of 692 student-athletes – those with 3.00 or better grade point averages for the year – will be honored for their academic achievements this evening during the department’s 51st annual scholar-athlete banquet at the Archie M. Griffin Ballroom at the Ohio Union.
Five defensive starters headline the football program’s honorees: graduated defensive end Sam Hubbard, a four-time OSU Scholar-Athlete whose academic resume also includes Academic All-America recognition and four academic all-Big Ten Conference awards; sophomore All-America defensive end Nick Bosa; junior defensive tackle Dre’mont Jones; sophomore safety Jordan Fuller, a second-team Academic All-American in 2017; and sophomore linebacker Tuf Borland.
Quarterbacks Joe Burrow, a junior, and Dwayne Haskins, a sophomore, each have another OSU Scholar-Athlete honor to add to their list of accomplishments. Burrow is a three-time honoree and Haskins has been honored twice.
Some additional lettermen from last season who were named an OSU Scholar-Athlete: junior DE Jonathon Cooper, sophomore TE Luke Farrell, junior LB Justin Hilliard, sophomore H-B Demario McCall and junior WR C.J. Saunders.
All four of Ohio State’s core specialists this past season – senior kicker Sean Nuernberger, junior long snapper Liam McCullough, sophomore punter Drue Chrisman and freshman kickoff specialist Blake Haubeil – earned scholar-athlete status.
Six additional true freshman scholarship performers joined Haubeil as an OSU Scholar-Athlete: linebacker Baron Browning, offensive lineman Wyatt Davis, receiver Jaylen Harris, cornerback Jeffrey Okudah, linebacker Peter Werner and cornerback Marcus Williamson.
2017-18 Football Scholar-Athletes
*Indicates 2017 Academic All-Big Ten honoree (must be a sophomore academically); class indicates academic standing
40 From Football Team Earn OSU Scholar-Athlete Honors
Third consecutive year of increased honors and an eight-year high for the program
COLUMBUS, Ohio – An eight-year high 40 members of the Ohio State football team are among the record number of student-athletes named an OSU Scholar-Athlete today. A total of 692 student-athletes – those with 3.00 or better grade point averages for the year – will be honored for their academic achievements this evening during the department’s 51st annual scholar-athlete banquet at the Archie M. Griffin Ballroom at the Ohio Union.
Five defensive starters headline the football program’s honorees: graduated defensive end Sam Hubbard, a four-time OSU Scholar-Athlete whose academic resume also includes Academic All-America recognition and four academic all-Big Ten Conference awards; sophomore All-America defensive end Nick Bosa; junior defensive tackle Dre’mont Jones; sophomore safety Jordan Fuller, a second-team Academic All-American in 2017; and sophomore linebacker Tuf Borland.
Quarterbacks Joe Burrow, a junior, and Dwayne Haskins, a sophomore, each have another OSU Scholar-Athlete honor to add to their list of accomplishments. Burrow is a three-time honoree and Haskins has been honored twice.
Some additional lettermen from last season who were named an OSU Scholar-Athlete: junior DE Jonathon Cooper, sophomore TE Luke Farrell, junior LB Justin Hilliard, sophomore H-B Demario McCall and junior WR C.J. Saunders.
All four of Ohio State’s core specialists this past season – senior kicker Sean Nuernberger, junior long snapper Liam McCullough, sophomore punter Drue Chrisman and freshman kickoff specialist Blake Haubeil – earned scholar-athlete status.
Six additional true freshman scholarship performers joined Haubeil as an OSU Scholar-Athlete: linebacker Baron Browning, offensive lineman Wyatt Davis, receiver Jaylen Harris, cornerback Jeffrey Okudah, linebacker Peter Werner and cornerback Marcus Williamson.
2017-18 Football Scholar-Athletes
*Indicates 2017 Academic All-Big Ten honoree (must be a sophomore academically); class indicates academic standing
- LB Alex Beck – freshman from Hudson, Ohio; exploring majors in management & industry
- SAF Michael Blanton – sophomore from Cincinnati; exploring majors in science & technology
- *LB Tuf Borland – sophomore from Bolingbrook, Ill.; majoring in human development & family science
- *DE Nick Bosa – sophomore from Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; majoring in communication; 2nd award
- LB Baron Browning – freshman from Fort Worth, Texas; exploring majors in science & technology
- *QB Joe Burrow – junior from The Plains, Ohio; majoring in consumer & family financial services; 3rd award
- *P Drue Chrisman – sophomore from Cincinnati; exploring majors in management & industry; 2nd award
- *DE Jonathan Cooper – junior from Gahanna, Ohio; majoring in consumer & family financial services
- *OL Gavin Cupp – sophomore from Leipsic, Ohio; majoring in child & youth studies; 2nd award
- *TE Brock Davin – sophomore from Cincinnati; majoring in accounting; 2nd award
- *CB Wayne Davis – sophomore from Chesapeake, Va.; majoring in sport industry; 2nd award
- OL Wyatt Davis – freshman from Bellflower, Calif; exploring majors in management & industry
- SAF Kevin Dever – freshman from Cleveland; exploring majors in management & industry
- *TE Luke Farrell – sophomore from Perry, Ohio; majoring in exercise science; 2nd award
- *SAF Jordan Fuller – sophomore from Norwood, N.J.; majoring in sport industry; 2nd award
- *SAF Elijaah Goins – from Columbus; graduated with a degree in pharmaceutical sciences; 3rd award
- WR Jaylen Harris – freshman from Cleveland; exploring majors in management & industry
- *QB Dwayne Haskins – sophomore from Gaitherburg, Md.; majoring in communication; 2nd award
- K Blake Haubeil – freshman from Buffalo, N.Y.; majoring in accounting
- TE Jake Hausmann – sophomore from Cincinnati; exploring majors; 2nd award
- *LB Justin Hilliard – junior from Cincinnati; majoring in marketing
- *DE Sam Hubbard – from Cincinnati; graduated with his degree in finance; 4th award
- *LB Hayden Jester – sophomore from Cincinnati; exploring majors in management & industry
- *DT Dre’Mont Jones – junior from Cleveland; majoring in sociology; 2nd award
- *K Bryan Kristan – junior from Canfield, Ohio; majoring in finance; 2nd award
- *RB Jordan Leasure – sophomore from Amanda, Ohio; majoring in sport industry
- *HB Demario McCall – sophomore from North Ridgeville, Ohio; majoring in sport industry; 2nd award
- *LS Liam McCullough – junior from Columbus; majoring in finance; 2nd award
- RB Amari McMahon – sophomore from Dublin, Ohio; majoring in biology
- *K Jake Metzer – junior from Doylestown, Pa.; majoring in electrical & computer engineering
- *K Sean Nuernberger – senior from La Grange, Ky.; majoring in computer & information science; 4th award
- CB Jeffrey Okudah – frosh. from Grand Prairie, Texas; exploring majors in management & industry
- WR Garyn Prater – freshman from Cincinnati; exploring majors in management & industry
- LS Bradley Robinson – junior from Troy, Mich.; majoring in human development & family science
- RB Mitch Rossi – freshman from Franklin, Tenn.; majoring in sport industry
- *WR C.J. Saunders – sophomore from Dublin, Ohio; majoring in accounting; 2nd award
- *LB Zach Turnure – senior from St. Louis, Mo.; graduated with degree in communication; 2nd award
- LB Pete Werner – freshman from Indianapolis; exploring majors
- CB Marcus Williamson – freshman from Westerville, Ohio; majoring in history
- OL Kevin Woidke – junior from Avon Lake; majoring in real estate & urban analysis; 3rd award.
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My guess is that if you took almost any reasonably similar sample of OSU students and sorted them based on something other than a common academic interest... this number probably stacks up pretty well.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Disagree. If you took a random group of regular students, you'd see a far higher percentage of serious majors. On the whole though, it's not bad and a bit better than I might have expected. I count better than half in legit majors (Arts & Sciences, engineering, business) on that list, assuming all those "exploring in management and industry" are doing so in Fisher and not the sports management department. However, since it is a list of the academic Big Ten honorees, I'd guess that the rest of the team is much more dominated by the unholy troika of family science, sports management and exercise studies. Still pretty much what I expected.
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