Jeffrey J. Fountain

1. Nova Southeastern University A Longitudinal Study of Academic Clustering at a BCS Football Program Jeffrey J. Fountain Peter S. Finley Nova Southeastern University

2. Academic Clustering Clustering is operationally defined as occurring when 25% of the players on a team are in one academic major. Case, Greer and Brown (1987)

3. 2003

4. Media Guides

5. Media Guide Data

6. ACC + 73% 46% 45% 40% 36%

7. ACC + 33% 30% 29% 28% 28% 25%

8. Michigan

9. 1998 Jirsa vs. Dryden • “You need to get your priorities right; you need to change your major” • Engineering to • Child and Family Development

10. 2001 "These kids are getting steered into less rigorous majors, or majors with friendly faculty." "I do admit I did it myself, and I'm ashamed of it, and I wish I'd never done it." 2008

11. 2007 Costas vs. Wright • "To be honest with you, I think I got more of an education in high school."-Antoine Wright

12. 2007 Costas vs. Wright • “…every school has majors the majority of the athletes are in. . . . To a certain extent, I feel I was taken a little advantage of because I wasn't briefed on what was going to happen.”

13. UNLV GSR 54% 69% 72% 69% 20% 33% 39% 49%

14. 2008 UNLV “UNLV athletes question degrees in University Studies” • 5% of all UNLV Juniors and Seniors • 60% of the Juniors and Seniors on the football team • 58% of those on the baseball team • 83% of those on the men's basketball team • 2.0 vs. 2.5 GPA Requirement • “Cheating on tests” • “Degree reaps no rewards” • “Hesitant to cite their degree on job applications” 2008

15. 2008 UNLV University Studies "I think it's a meaningless degree. ... To tell you the truth, I think it's lower than an associate degree.” Shackelford 2008

16. 2008 UNLV Media Guide Smart 2008

17. ACC 69% 75% 25% 69% 39% 68% 33% 67%

18. ACC GSR 41% 41% 36% 34% 75% 47% 48% 67% 60% 69% 60% 63% 63% 61% 68% 64% 66% 70% 71% 67%

19. Miami 0 16 0 23 17 0 39% 68%

20. Graduation Success Rate 84% 87% 78% 82% 64% 66% 70% 71% Finances

21. + 315 Players 2000 - 2008 149 - 47% 166 - 53% 78 Players (25%) 38/40

22. Top 2 Majors Upperclassmen +

23. Top Major by Group Upperclassmen

24. 2000 – 2008 = 41 Players Drafted 11 - 27% 30 - 73% 19 Players (51%) Majored in A.H.R.M 2/17 (65%) 4 Left Early

26. Business Path for Minorities • 2000 – 2008 Record = 4-15 (21% Rate) • Started out in Business Major = 21 • Management or Info Tech • Stayed in Business Major = 4 • Changed or Left Early = 15 (11-4) • 2 Freshman in school now • 8 of 11 into A.H.R.M. (73%)

27. University Studies Path for Minorities • 2000 – 2008 • 89 Minority players started out in University Studies (54%) • 22 Left Early • 38 of 67 into A.H.R.M(57%) • Senior Year • 11 of 67 into Sociology (16%) • 0 into Business or Engineering

28. Business Path for Whites • 2000 – 2008 Record = 11-15 (42% Rate) • Started out in Business Major = 26 • Management or Info Tech • Stayed in a Business-based Major = 11 • Changed or Left Early = 12 (5-7) • 3 Freshman in school now • 1 of 5 into A.H.R.M. (20%)

29. University Studies Path for Whites • 2000 – 2008 • 42 White players started out in University Studies (28%) • 13 Left Early • 12 of 29 into A.H.R.M.(41%) • By Senior Year • Only 1 into Finance • 0 into other Business or Engineering

30. Based on the Past 9 Years

31. Scorecard

35. A Step Toward Transparency

36. Example

37. Example

38. Report Card

39. Big Time U. Report Card Data and names on this chart are Not Real

40. Questions? Thank You Jeffrey J. Fountain Peter S. Finley