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Organization seeking to change college athletic system
(continued from page 1)
misplaced priorities,” DeVenzio
said, “but they have a short time to
take advantage of college sports and
are forced to take a light load of clas
ses.”
Wally Groff, associate director of
finance of the Texas A&M Athletic
Department, agreed there is a need
to extend scholarships beyond the
five-year limit set by the NCAA.
Currently, athletic scholarships
can cover five years of school over a
six-year period, he said, allowing a
year off for work or personal rea
sons.
After their four years of athletic
eligibilty, they still might have seve
ral years of course work to complete
for their degree and no scholarship
money to cover the expense, he said.
DeVenzio said it’s tragic that ath
letes from poor families can’t afford
to finish their education. Often, he
says, these athletes leave without a
degree or a professional contract.
Nationally, less than one-third of
the athletes from revenue-produc
ing programs graduate, DeVenzio
said.
Groff, however, said over 60 per
cent of the scholarship athletes at
A&M graduate — about the same
percentage as the entire student
body.
DeVenzio said he thinks the orga
nization will gain power this year
and convince players to stage strikes
at several of the major bowl games of
the 1986 season.
Strikes would be aimed at post
season games because the players
aren’t required to participate and
because these games are the most lu
crative, he said.
DeVenzio said if the RPMCPA did
strike, people would realize it was a
“changing of the guard.” Such a dra
matic action would result in a land
slide of support, he said.
“It would be an athletic Boston
Tea Party,” he said.
Groff acknowledged that the cur
rent system is not perfect but said
the goals of the RPMCPA are ex
treme. He said that pushing for such
drastic changes, however, could im
prove the current system.
currently paid to
appearances and
If the money
schools for bow
network coverage went instead to
general players’ fund, he said, it
would aflect non-revenue sports
possiblv forcing schools to elimiii
them.
Football is the only sport tiati
tually produces revenue at Aii 1
Grofl said, and basketball is then
sport that breaks even.
DeVenzio said, “We're not out
cause problems. The problemist
system. It we fail, we’ll fall bad
our athletic experience, learnfra
our mistakes and try again.
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