Post by trues on Jun 20, 2012 15:39:02 GMT -5
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The NCAA has handed N.C. A&T's football team a postseason ban for the 2012 season as a result of the program's subpar Academic Progress Rate showings.
The Aggies posted a multi-year APR of 880 for the 2010-11 cycle, which was released today and measures the period from the 2007-08 school year through 2010-11.
The score is a slight improvement over their 2009-10 mark of 872, but still below the four-year benchmark of 900 sought by the NCAA. A&T football has posted a multi-year score of less than 900 in six of the seven years since the enactment of the APR.
The team was granted a waiver to be eligible for postseason play last fall, a season in which the Aggies posted a 5-6 record under first-year coach Rod Broadway.
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A&T will also have its practice time reduced a day and four hours a week for the year — to 16 hours over five days during the season and four hours over four days in the offseason — and will not be permitted to participate in spring football.
The Aggies have been hit with practice time reductions each of the past three years.
"The expectation is the lost hours will be used in bolstering the academic performance of our student-athletes,” A&T director of athletics Earl Hilton said.
The NCAA showed some leniency in the Aggies' scholarship numbers, and the team will have its full allotment of 63 scholarships over 85 players and 30 initials for the first time since the fall of 2008.
APR sanctions limited A&T to 56.7 scholarships in 2009, 44.58 in 2010 and 45.83 in 2011.
Hilton said he's not sure if Broadway can fill his scholarship allotment this season, but the Aggies hope to get the total above 57 so they can be an attractive opponent for an FBS team in the near future.
The minimum scholarship number for an FCS team to be considered a bowl-eligible win for an FBS team is 57.
"We like the idea of bringing in 30 new guys to help change the denominator," Hilton said. "We hope to have the long-term stability of a head coach who’s going to be in place for a long time.”
The APR measures eligibility and retention for a program's athletes, with a perfect score of 1,000.
A&T's single-year score of 883 for 2010-11 presents a significant dip from the 927 the Aggies recorded for 2009-10, but Hilton expects both the 2011-12 score and the multi-year average to increase when the figures are released next spring.
"We’re excited to have the scholarships back, but the APR’s something we’re thinking about every day," Hilton said. "It’s unacceptable for us to have that kind of academic performance. We have to keep making changes, because this can’t last. We’re certainly not satisfied with where we are. We’re capable of much better. Our student-athletes deserve better.”
The NCAA has handed N.C. A&T's football team a postseason ban for the 2012 season as a result of the program's subpar Academic Progress Rate showings.
The Aggies posted a multi-year APR of 880 for the 2010-11 cycle, which was released today and measures the period from the 2007-08 school year through 2010-11.
The score is a slight improvement over their 2009-10 mark of 872, but still below the four-year benchmark of 900 sought by the NCAA. A&T football has posted a multi-year score of less than 900 in six of the seven years since the enactment of the APR.
The team was granted a waiver to be eligible for postseason play last fall, a season in which the Aggies posted a 5-6 record under first-year coach Rod Broadway.
Continue Reading
Advertisement | Advertise with Us
A&T will also have its practice time reduced a day and four hours a week for the year — to 16 hours over five days during the season and four hours over four days in the offseason — and will not be permitted to participate in spring football.
The Aggies have been hit with practice time reductions each of the past three years.
"The expectation is the lost hours will be used in bolstering the academic performance of our student-athletes,” A&T director of athletics Earl Hilton said.
The NCAA showed some leniency in the Aggies' scholarship numbers, and the team will have its full allotment of 63 scholarships over 85 players and 30 initials for the first time since the fall of 2008.
APR sanctions limited A&T to 56.7 scholarships in 2009, 44.58 in 2010 and 45.83 in 2011.
Hilton said he's not sure if Broadway can fill his scholarship allotment this season, but the Aggies hope to get the total above 57 so they can be an attractive opponent for an FBS team in the near future.
The minimum scholarship number for an FCS team to be considered a bowl-eligible win for an FBS team is 57.
"We like the idea of bringing in 30 new guys to help change the denominator," Hilton said. "We hope to have the long-term stability of a head coach who’s going to be in place for a long time.”
The APR measures eligibility and retention for a program's athletes, with a perfect score of 1,000.
A&T's single-year score of 883 for 2010-11 presents a significant dip from the 927 the Aggies recorded for 2009-10, but Hilton expects both the 2011-12 score and the multi-year average to increase when the figures are released next spring.
"We’re excited to have the scholarships back, but the APR’s something we’re thinking about every day," Hilton said. "It’s unacceptable for us to have that kind of academic performance. We have to keep making changes, because this can’t last. We’re certainly not satisfied with where we are. We’re capable of much better. Our student-athletes deserve better.”
