NCAA: Board of Directors Ponders New Academic Rule for Freshmen

The NCAA Board of Directors might require academically challenged incoming freshmen to attend summer school before they can play in the fall, according to an Associated Press report. The proposal under consideration would require such players to take six credit hours of classes during the summer, and they would need to earn at least three credit hours to be eligible to play in the fall. Another proposal would let players participate in athletic activities for eight hours per week while they attend summer school.