The NCAA is using their APR system to try to get college athletes to stay in school and graduate.

The APR is a point system based on scholarship athletes' eligibility and retention over a rolling four-year period. Points are awarded each semester for academic eligibility and retention with two points possible per semester per student athlete.

Three SEC schools will lose scholarships in major sports due to low APR ratings. Auburn and Tennessee will lose one men's basketball scholarship, while Ole Miss will lose three football scholarships.

I think, as a side note, that Mississippi State will lose a cow.

I hadn't heard anything about this...  Although, I can't say that I will shed a tear for bad things happening to Ole Miss and Auburn...

They need to keep pro scouts and boosters away from their programs, these 2 groups of folks are the cause of most violations in these areas /

APR system.    

     Their standards, gets one point for being enrolled and one point for passing 20 percent of degree plan in a year.

Wow, you only gotta pass 20 percent of your classes.    Also, maintain 6 semester hours each semester to be eligible.

Current APR requires colleges to open the books on all athletes to be public, except the names are withheld.

     There is a college athlete who was standout at George Washington Univ.   Omar Williams,  remember, GWU is noted for being a tough college to get into.    

    APR would like to know how a player, who didn't graduate from HS, has went to 3 prep schools and has no transcripts(grades) from any, has maintained eligibility at such a prestigous University.    GWU is not known for "JOCK MAJORS" like other colleges.  

     APR would just like to know whats going on behind the scenes.    

Arizona will be the hardiest hit BCS college with the loss of 4 scholarships.      APR said USC only graduates 50% of its football players.