re: Mark Richt takes shot at oversigners....

Football Graduation Rates: SEC
Vanderbilt 91%
Mississippi 69%
Florida 69%
Alabama 67%
Mississippi St. 63%
South Carolina 60%
LSU 60%
Auburn 59%
Georgia 57%
Kentucky 55%
Tennessee 52%
Arkansas 52%


Grad Rates for African American Football Players: Selected Schools
African American Caucasian Difference
North Carolina St. 43% 94% -51%
Auburn 48% 94% -46%
Arkansas 40% 78% -38%
UCLA 31% 68% -37%
Georgia 48% 83% -35%
Miami 65% 100% -35%
Mississippi 60% 94% -34%
Utah 48% 82% -34%
Texas 37% 69% -32%
Georgia Tech 41% 73% -32%
Oregon 39% 70% -31%


Biggest Difference in Grad Rates Between Football Players and All Students
Major Programs
(Difference of 15% or more)
Football Players All Students Difference
UCLA 51% 89% -38%
Texas 49% 77% -28%
Georgia Tech 49% 77% -28%
USC 58% 85% -27%
Virginia 68% 93% -25%
Cal 64% 88% -24%
Texas A&M 55% 77% -22%
Georgia 57% 76% -19%
Maryland 60% 79% -19%
Michigan St. 56% 74% -18%
Arizona 41% 57% -16%
Oregon 49% 65% -16%
Michigan 71% 87% -16%
Oklahoma 45% 60% -15%
BYU 61% 76% -15%

Grad Rates for All Athletes: Selected Others
Penn St. 89%
North Carolina 87%
Florida 85%
Alabama 82%
Miami 82%
Florida St. 79%
Michigan 79%
Division I average 79%
Ohio St. 78%
Nebraska 75%
Georgia 75%
Georgia Tech 71%
LSU 71%
Texas 70%
Oklahoma 70%