A panel of former college athletes examines the reality of the athletics experience and reflects on the graduation statistics, demographics, and causative factors of college students participating in Division I revenue sports: e.g., 52 percent of all NCAA Division I men’s basketball players; 38 percent of all Division-I football players, and 38 percent of all Division I women’s basketball players who were full scholarship recipients and required to be full-time students did not graduate within six years. A clear majority of these athletes are students of color.
