Players need 2.5 GPA to qualify for FBS programs
JACKSON, Mississippi-- More than 50 Mississippi junior college players signed letters of intent with FBS schools this week.
But if you talk to junior college coaches around the state, those numbers will go down in the future.
No, the coaches aren’t expecting a sudden shortage of Division I talent. There will still be plenty of recruits capable of playing in the SEC. Instead, new NCAA academic requirements will make it more difficult than ever for junior college recruits to academically qualify at four-year institutions.
The NCAA passed legislation last spring which states by the start of the 2014 academic year, athletes must have a 2.5 grade-point average in their transferable credits to academically qualify. That is a significant jump from the previous 2.0 GPA requirement and higher than what is required of incoming high school student-athletes.
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