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Quote:WACO, TEXAS - The University of Cincinnati football team was named one of seven winners of the American Football Coaches Association's 2017 Academic Achievement Award, which is presented by the Touchdown Club of Memphis.

The Bearcats, honored for the first time by the AFCA, shared the award with the University of Alabama, Middle Tennessee State University, Northwestern University, the University of Utah, Utah State University and the University of Virginia. All seven schools recorded a 100 percent graduation rate for members of its freshman football student-athlete class of 2010. The award will be presented during the Honors Luncheon on Monday, January 8, at the 2018 AFCA Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This year's award marks the tenth time the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate (GSR) formula has been used to select the winner. From 1981 to 2007, the award was presented based on a formula used by the College Football Association and the AFCA. Since 2008, the criteria for the AFCA's Academic Achievement Award is based on the highest NCAA GSR, with at least 15 students in the GSR Cohort, and a Federal Graduation Rate of 75 percent or better.

The Academic Achievement Award was established by the College Football Association in 1981. The award recognized the CFA-member Football Bowl Subdivision institution with the highest graduation rate among members of its football team. When the CFA disbanded in 1997, the AFCA stepped in to present the award and conduct a graduation rate survey that encompassed all members of the FBS.

The GSR is based on a six-year graduation window for student-athletes which is a change from the five-year window used by the CFA and AFCA. The GSR was developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiative to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes. The GSR holds institutions accountable for transfer students, unlike the federal graduation rate. The GSR also accounts for midyear enrollees.

Under GSR calculation, institutions are not penalized for outgoing transfer students who leave in good academic standing. These outgoing transfers are passed to the receiving institution's GSR cohort. By counting incoming transfer students and midyear enrollees, the GSR increases the total number of student-athletes tracked for graduation by more than 37 percent.
That is most excellent news! To be mentioned in the same breath as Northwestern...
"All seven schools recorded a 100 percent graduation rate for members of its freshman football student-athlete class of 2010."

So this is graduation rates from butch Jones first recruiting class? It takes this long to compile the data or 7 years to graduate?
Thanks, Tubs...?
Well...i guess its better than sucking on the field AND sucking in the classroom.

Congrats UC


Sadly, I'd rather be 12-0 and playing in the Peach Bowl vs Auburn with this classroom portion of the program needing 'some work'. But that's just me....
(12-08-2017 06:48 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote: [ -> ]Well...i guess its better than sucking on the field AND sucking in the classroom.

Congrats UC


Sadly, I'd rather be 12-0 and playing in the Peach Bowl vs Auburn with this classroom portion of the program needing 'some work'. But that's just me....

We can do both.
(12-07-2017 09:26 PM)zdiddy513 Wrote: [ -> ]"All seven schools recorded a 100 percent graduation rate for members of its freshman football student-athlete class of 2010."

So this is graduation rates from butch Jones first recruiting class? It takes this long to compile the data or 7 years to graduate?

Typically APR and Grad rate data for Student Athletes extends to 6 years because that is the typical time frame that any student athlete would take to graduate. One year for red-shirt, 4 years of eligibility, one year for potential injury, etc. Hell, most national ranking services are moving to the 6-year grad model now that more schools are incorporating alternative programs that take longer than the 4-year grad window AND enough of those schools were complaining enough to force the issue.

With that being said, the 2010 class only had 14 members make it to campus and none were NFL caliber (outside of MAYBE Lefeld)...so it would kind of be worse if any of them didn't graduate.
(12-08-2017 07:52 AM)JackieTreehorn Wrote: [ -> ]
(12-08-2017 06:48 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote: [ -> ]Well...i guess its better than sucking on the field AND sucking in the classroom.

Congrats UC


Sadly, I'd rather be 12-0 and playing in the Peach Bowl vs Auburn with this classroom portion of the program needing 'some work'. But that's just me....

We can do both.

Alabama did it.....how?
(12-08-2017 06:48 AM)Bearcats#1 Wrote: [ -> ]Well...i guess its better than sucking on the field AND sucking in the classroom.

Congrats UC


Sadly, I'd rather be 12-0 and playing in the Peach Bowl vs Auburn with this classroom portion of the program needing 'some work'. But that's just me....

That's very anti-Nancy of you....
Yay... let's hang a banner! I bet this will increase season ticket sales hugely next year!
For all the on-field issues with Tubs I had heard that his staff did a very good job on the academic side. It's an honor for our University and these players to be recognized in this way.

When Fickell and his coaches are sitting in living rooms of high school players they now have a proof source for any skeptical parents when it comes to a Cincy's commitment to academic performance for student athletes. And I agree with others here, Northwestern is good company to keep in this regard.
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