On a special episode of HBO 's Costas Now last night focusing on college athletes and academics, Antoine Wright revealed that athletes at Texas A&M athletes are steered into agricultural majors and states that he got more of an education in high school. He also states that athletes were provided with cheat sheets including copies of old exams. Link includes video.
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This is a big deal. Not a new story, but one that needs to be told again and again until something changes. I wish Costas had done the story after the tourney though... now I'm going to feel guilty watching it.
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the texas schools are a joke.
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Actually, Texas is one of the top universities in the country.
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