But Stanford Coach Mike Montgomery has graduated all of his players since he arrived at Stanford in 1986. The women's basketball players missed exams Monday because of a tournament game. Athletes in several spring sports also must juggle competition and final exams. They walk through the dorms and see people stressed out. They don't know any better.'' For the most part, players and coaches say, the faculty is understanding and accommodating.
Many professors let the players take exams in hotel rooms and turn in papers by e-mail.
The players aren't getting special treatment, Powell said, because students aren't required to take exams in the classroom unless the teacher specifically requires it. When you play at the level they play at, you're going to put the highest priority on that. All students sign the honor code, and that's good enough for most of the professors. Some professors prefer an administrator oversee the process. In that case, Reveno collects the exams before leaving town and distributes them in a reserved room.