Any lineman will tell you, size and strength alone will not get the job done. In high schol, yes. Not in college, and not in the pros. For that, a quick brain is required to go with the quick feet, exceptional ability and enormous size.
Therefore, it was heartening to read on Huskers.com, that NU continues to graduate the majority of its football players.
The Huskers were one of just 29 Division I-A schools nationally to be honored for graduating 70 percent or more of its football student-athletes. Just six schools of the 29 schools that were honored achieved a rate of 90 percent or better. Nebraska has been honored by the AFCA for its 70 percent or better graduation rate for six consecutive years and 10 times since 1994.
Southern Methodist led the nation with 100 percent graduation rates for their freshman classes of 1999-2000, while Boston College, Duke, Northwestern, Notre Dame and Southern Miss all managed graduation rates of 90 percent or better.
Along with Nebraska, Big 12 Conference schools Baylor, Iowa State and Texas Tech were honored for having graduation rates of 70 percent or higher.
