How "high quality" are the academic skills of football players in the Ivy League?
If the Victor Egu story out of Yale is any indication, the answer is: "pretty damn high."
In a nice coup for the Elis, the 6-3 217 lbs. Egu de-committed from Cal and decided to attend Yale last week.
The only trouble is, his academics need a little brushing up and he will attend a prep school for a year first.
So, just to reiterate: a player who was good enough to get into UC Berkeley, (one of the most selective schools in the country), needs help to be eligible for Yale.
It's just another reminder of how extraordinary you have to be to play Ivy League football.
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Heck, Egu probably could suit up for Brown or Cornell immediately if so desired.
No comparison. D1 UCB has minimal NCAA academic standards for its football players, while Yale does not. Stan would also be able to accept if they wanted to.
New commit: Charles-Melka, DE 6'4" 230lbs
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Charles-Melka-134396
Nick Melka's brother. Thought I recognized the face from somewhere.
If Nick Melka's brother has committed, that is a very good sign of how our upperclassmen view the coaching regime.
I wonder how this post-grad process works in terms of the young man today having a "soft" assurance of admission to Yale. If he is turning down enrollment at Cal to spend a hear in prep school, what assurance does he have that he will be admitted to Yale the next application cycle?
Suppose he does not do particularly well in his PG year, either on the field or in the classroom. What mitigation of this risk can or does Yale give him today? I presume that his AI score right now does not fit the AI band Yale wants him in. Is he bearing all the risk that he fails to improve his score over the course of the next year?
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