COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s football team struggled at the end of last season. It appears the academic work of the players did, too.
Athletic grade reports released Thursday show the Gamecocks posted a 2.374 grade-point average for the fall semester — the lowest GPA among the school’s 17 athletic teams.
It was also a drop from fall 2007, when the football team earned its best in-season performance on record with a cumulative 2.540 GPA. Two falls ago, the team had a collective GPA of 2.304.
The Gamecocks lost their final three games this season to finish 7-6.
Overall, South Carolina’s 500 student athletes had a cumulative mark of 3.006 for the fall semester, according to the report. There were 13 teams that finished with a combined 3.0 or higher.
Men’s golf earned the highest GPA at 3.506 — it’s highest cumulative score ever. Women’s track and field (3.404) and baseball (3.114) also posted their highest GPAs.
Men’s basketball had its second highest GPA ever at 2.749, the school said. That’s up from last fall’s 2.449.
The athletic department said there were 49 athletes who made the President’s List, which honors those with 4.0 GPAs.
The other teams’ GPAs were listed as: Women’s swimming and diving (3.409); volleyball (3.366); men’s tennis (3.350); women’s tennis (3.325); softball (3.263); women’s golf (3.234); women’s soccer (3.164); equestrian (3.139); men’s soccer (3.096); men’s track and field (3.048); men’s swimming and diving (2.869); and women’s basketball (2.751),
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Comments » 15
RoyaltyVol#280778 writes:
Steve's IQ is rubbing off on the players now!
TommyJack writes:
Tuff noogies
pdhuff#552644 writes:
Blutarski answering Dean Wimmer's as to how his grade point average was 0.00.
"I try, sir".
TommyJack writes:
Now that's funny right there!
blitzshoot writes:
I don't think South Carolina is by itself.
NoogaVol55 writes:
Maybe not, but let us pretend that they are! It is a lot more fun that way.
HotlantaVol writes:
Now you know why they say you shouldn't let your C0cks do your thinking for you.
SemperVol writes:
Must be the new female tutors that transferred from Oregon State... You'd think a S. Carolina student-athlete could pay attention to what an Oregon State grad was dishing out.... oh wait.
Where's, ctown?... He'll appreciate that comment.
SemperVol writes:
Just realized that may not be ctown I should be directing that to.
In which case... my bad, ctownvol! Just trying to dole out a lewd and lascivious comment.
SemperVol writes:
Just realized that may not be ctown I should be directing that to.
In which case... my bad, ctownvol! Just trying to dole out a lewd and lascivious comment at the expense of a rival school.
ctownvol writes:
Oh no brother. You were correct in the beginning. Good call on the Oregon State reference. You beat me to it. This time.... (Insert evil laugh) Bwahahahaha!
rusty_shackleford writes:
Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son!
GREEKDAWG writes:
I am surprised its that high,remember these guys THOSE to play for him.
SemperVol writes:
It's the fast Comcast modem....
Just installed a turbo and high-efficiency headers on that bad boy.... (insert Tim Taylor voice) Arrr Arrr Arrrrr.
ctownvol writes:
Not enough power so I rewired it. Good one semper.
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