Post by trues on Jun 11, 2013 13:43:59 GMT -5
N.C. A&T football emerges free of APR Penalties for the first time
No scholarship limits, no practice reductions, no postseason bans, no anything.
For the first time since 2008, N.C. A&T's football program will not have any APR penalties looming over its head as it enters the fall.
The Aggies posted a multi-year score of 874 for the 2008-09 through 2011-12 school years, according to numbers released Tuesday by the NCAA.
A multi-year score of 900 is usually required for inclusion in postseason play, but athletics director Earl Hilton said the NCAA waived A&T's penalties because of the improvement in the team's single-year score from 2010-11 to 2011-12.
The Aggies scored a 944 for the 2011-12 school year, a significant increase from the 883 in 2010-11.
"It demonstrates the commitment of the coaching staff, academic people and the young men we've recruited here," Hilton said. "They've bought into the program and made an investment in their education.
"We're pleased with what this suggests."
APR sanctions limited A&T to 56.7 scholarships in 2009, 44.58 in 2010 and 45.83 in 2011.
The Aggies also had to make do with practice reductions over the past three years, severely curtailed their 2012 spring practice schedule in a show of good faith and lost spring practice due to penalties this year.
The NCAA allowed A&T their full allotment of 63 scholarships and 30 initials last fall for the first time since 2008, but levied a postseason ban on the team.
The Aggies went 7-4 under second-year coach Rod Broadway in the fall their first winning season since 2003.
They have a full recruiting class coming in and -- while they're still probably be short on numbers this fall -- they're making their way back to a full roster.
"We're moving in the right direction," Hilton said. "But we've got to do it every year."
Hilton is also optimistic about next year's multi-year score, as the team's 829 single-year mark from 2008-09 will drop out of the equation.
The APR measures eligibility and retention for a program's athletes, with a perfect score of 1,000. The NCAA says a score of 930 projects to a 50 percent graduation rate.
Hilton said he is encouraged by the news, but he's not letting down his guard.
"Maybe one day I'll relax, when we've done this for five, six, seven years and it looks like we've figured it out," Hilton said. "The arrow is pointing in the right direction right now.
"We really are going to graduate student-athletes. We're excited on a lot of fronts."
No scholarship limits, no practice reductions, no postseason bans, no anything.
For the first time since 2008, N.C. A&T's football program will not have any APR penalties looming over its head as it enters the fall.
The Aggies posted a multi-year score of 874 for the 2008-09 through 2011-12 school years, according to numbers released Tuesday by the NCAA.
A multi-year score of 900 is usually required for inclusion in postseason play, but athletics director Earl Hilton said the NCAA waived A&T's penalties because of the improvement in the team's single-year score from 2010-11 to 2011-12.
The Aggies scored a 944 for the 2011-12 school year, a significant increase from the 883 in 2010-11.
"It demonstrates the commitment of the coaching staff, academic people and the young men we've recruited here," Hilton said. "They've bought into the program and made an investment in their education.
"We're pleased with what this suggests."
APR sanctions limited A&T to 56.7 scholarships in 2009, 44.58 in 2010 and 45.83 in 2011.
The Aggies also had to make do with practice reductions over the past three years, severely curtailed their 2012 spring practice schedule in a show of good faith and lost spring practice due to penalties this year.
The NCAA allowed A&T their full allotment of 63 scholarships and 30 initials last fall for the first time since 2008, but levied a postseason ban on the team.
The Aggies went 7-4 under second-year coach Rod Broadway in the fall their first winning season since 2003.
They have a full recruiting class coming in and -- while they're still probably be short on numbers this fall -- they're making their way back to a full roster.
"We're moving in the right direction," Hilton said. "But we've got to do it every year."
Hilton is also optimistic about next year's multi-year score, as the team's 829 single-year mark from 2008-09 will drop out of the equation.
The APR measures eligibility and retention for a program's athletes, with a perfect score of 1,000. The NCAA says a score of 930 projects to a 50 percent graduation rate.
Hilton said he is encouraged by the news, but he's not letting down his guard.
"Maybe one day I'll relax, when we've done this for five, six, seven years and it looks like we've figured it out," Hilton said. "The arrow is pointing in the right direction right now.
"We really are going to graduate student-athletes. We're excited on a lot of fronts."
