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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 5267133, member: 7511"] So I did look at NCAA.org, and I stand corrected. However, I don’t think that NIL is the reason for the higher graduation rates for the tracking period starting in 2004. In 2003 the NCAA instituted academic progress requirements for athletes that set up annual benchmarks for completing their degrees over a 5-year period. Prior to that change, athletes could take easy courses with no real degree possibility, just to stay eligible. While NIL might be an additional inducement for athletes to graduate, the requirements for real academic progress towards a meaningful degree is the primary factor in improved graduation rates. [/QUOTE]