Athletes have to make the grade to play

New NCAA rules are going to require athletes to make the grade as well as the plays while they are in college. The following article was taken from Education World:

College athletes soon will have to work harder in the classrooms if they want to stay on their teams. Starting in December, the National Collegiate Athletic
Association (NCAA) expects college coaches to keep better track of students’ progress in the classroom.
The NCAA is worried that too many athletes are leaving college without getting a diploma. Most college athletes do not end up playing professional sports, so
they need to be prepared for careers in other fields.
To keep track of how well players on college teams are doing, the NCAA will start using a point system. A perfect score for any college will be 1,000 points. Each player on a team is worth two points. A player who stays in school and keeps up his or her grades earns two points.
If a player leaves school early or gets failing grades, the team loses one point. Every team must have at least 925 points or they will face penalties from the NCAA.