TCU Football Receives Academic Recognition
12/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 10, 2009
WACO, Texas -- The American Football Coaches Association has recognized the TCU football program for graduating 75 percent or more of its student-athletes.
The NCAA's Graduation Success Rate (GSR) formula was used for the entering freshman football student-athlete class of 2002.
TCU has won at least 10 games six times in the last eight seasons, including five 11-win campaigns since 2003. The Horned Frogs are 12-0 this season and making their first BCS appearance as they'll face Boise State Jan. 4 in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
The GSR is based on a six-year graduation window for student-athletes. The GSR was developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiative to more accurately assess the academic success of student-athletes. The GSR holds institutions accountable for transfer students, unlike the federal graduation rate. The GSR also accounts for mid-year enrollees.
Under GSR calculation, institutions are not penalized for outgoing transfer students who leave in good academic standing. These outgoing transfers are passed to the receiving institution's GSR cohort. By counting incoming transfer students and mid-year enrollees, the GSR increases the total number of student-athletes tracked for graduation by more than 37 percent. The NCAA also calculates the federal graduation rate for student-athletes because it is the only rate by which to compare student-athletes to the general student body.
