They had over 70 players finish the semester with a 3.0 or above this year. Marginal students are often marginal in other aspects of their lives and Dabo demands excellence of his players across the board. Now are they studying rocket science? No - most of them are communications majors, so it may be easier to graduate from Clemson than from ND - but I’m sure the degree of difficulty is up to the players at either school.

As someone who has a relative very close to the NFL, you realize that the large majority of guys playing professional football are talented, but moreso, are extremely hard working and motivated. That's likely true in any profession. I find the attitude from many in the ND fanbase that top recruits are "lazy" and "looking for the easy path" frankly disgusting. It assumes top recruits are where they are simply based on genetics which undercuts how much work they have put in to get where they are.

It is true that the coursework, majors, etc. at the football powers are a sham. However, a lot of the guys in the NFL are incredibly determined and putting in the work in the classroom is not that much of a deterrent IF their on the field development at School ABC will help them get to the league.

A lot of players get drafted based on talent and measurables in a physical sense, but they will wash out of the league in short order if they don’t have the right work ethic and are not solid citizens. This is more true today than a generation ago.