December 1, 2000

Graduation Rates for Athletes Hold Steady

By WELCH SUGGS

Football and men's basketball players continue to perform poorly in the classroom

Andy Geiger isn't making any excuses. Ohio State University, where he is the athletics director, has done a lousy job this decade of making sure athletes graduate. And he knows it.

"We must do better, and we can do better," says Mr. Geiger. "But that doesn't help with the current data."

The data, released by the National Collegiate Athletic Association last week,

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