As referenced by Cal Christoforo in his article on Stephen F. Austin, the NCAA struck with a thundering fist on Tuesday, implementing a postseason ban on fifteen schools that didn’t meet the minimum threshold on their Academic Progress Reports. The report required a four-year score of 930 – which predicts a graduation rate of 50%. Ten schools and fifteen athletic programs did not hit the mark:
- Alabama A&M men’s basketball, men’s track and women’s soccer
- Alabama State men’s basketball
- Coppin State women’s track
- Delaware State men’s basketball
- Grambling State men’s track
- Howard football
- McNeese State football
- Prairie View A&M football
- Southern University men’s cross country and men’s track
- Stephen F. Austin baseball, football and men’s basketball
The penalty is a postseason ban for the involved programs, but it’s unclear when they have to be served, especially with the ongoing uncertainty regarding the 2021-2022 sports season due the coronavirus pandemic.
USC and Ole Miss schedule first-ever match-up
Power-5 non-conference match-ups are always welcome, and courtesy of USC and Ole Miss, we will get one that we haven’t seen before. The Trojans and Rebels have never met on the gridiron, but they will in 2025 and 2026, as the two programs scheduled a home-and-home. USC will host Ole Miss in the Coliseum in 2025, and in 2026, the Trojans head to the state of Mississippi for the first time in their storied history. Ole Miss will be the 11th of 14 SEC teams that USC has played.
College Kids Talking College Sports 