The good news is that college athletes generally perform better academically than most of their peers. The bad news is that the story is exactly opposite in the two most visible and profitable sports, football and basketball. I schools in 1992 graduated within six years. That s compared to 56 percent of all students. If they do, the funds rarely make it beyond the athletic departments to the rest of the school.
College sports can promote teamwork, high self-esteem and excellence.
That s good news. Warrick was benched for two games while the lawyers did their work, but he wasn t kicked off the team or sent to jail. Warrick didn t seem too concerned. After he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and accepted a fine and community service, he returned to the FSU lineup. He paid his debt to society by losing his shot at a Heisman Trophy.