90 Athletes Graduating
Posted: May 11th, 2014, 9:22 am
http://www.liberty.edu/flames/index.cfm ... 78&TeamID=
What I find most interesting in that list is the growing trend to athletes graduating while they still have eligibility and finishing their athletic careers as grad students. I noticed in particular that WBB players Ashley Rininger and Catherine Kearney, both of whom have redshirted, are graduating after 3 years with 2 years of eligibility. This should allow them to leave LU after 5 years with a Masters degree, all paid for by their scholarship. Not a bad deal for a non-revenue sport athlete!
Although a walkon in MBB, Ethan Layer also graduates with 2 years of eligibility remaining.
Other notables that will be playing as grad students next year are 7 football players, all of them starters or key reserves: Dlyan Bowman, Dominique Davis, Mitch Hanson, Gabe Henderson, Dexter Herman, Greg Ray and Kenny Scott.
With a bachelors degree not meaning what it used to in the job market, I think the days of redshirted athletes stretching their course load out over 5 years are over for all but the most borderline students. The serious student athletes are going for that BS ASAP and then working to get as many credits toward a Masters as they can while still on the scholarship dime.
What I find most interesting in that list is the growing trend to athletes graduating while they still have eligibility and finishing their athletic careers as grad students. I noticed in particular that WBB players Ashley Rininger and Catherine Kearney, both of whom have redshirted, are graduating after 3 years with 2 years of eligibility. This should allow them to leave LU after 5 years with a Masters degree, all paid for by their scholarship. Not a bad deal for a non-revenue sport athlete!
Although a walkon in MBB, Ethan Layer also graduates with 2 years of eligibility remaining.
Other notables that will be playing as grad students next year are 7 football players, all of them starters or key reserves: Dlyan Bowman, Dominique Davis, Mitch Hanson, Gabe Henderson, Dexter Herman, Greg Ray and Kenny Scott.
With a bachelors degree not meaning what it used to in the job market, I think the days of redshirted athletes stretching their course load out over 5 years are over for all but the most borderline students. The serious student athletes are going for that BS ASAP and then working to get as many credits toward a Masters as they can while still on the scholarship dime.