athletics takes away from the student-athletes’ academic time/focus (Comeaux & Harrison 236). Considering the practicing and remembrance of plays, participating in a sport seems similar to adding another course to the student-athletes schedule. Much like any other course, there is studying for an exam, which is accurately similar to studying a play for a game. The difference would be that each course doesn’t require nearly 40 hours a week of commitment. It’s no wonder that student-athletes decide to enroll in easier courses. In essence, the long-term consequences of enrolling into the easiest classes in college can be not being able to get a job later. Since most of college student-athletes won’t go on to be pro-athletes, their plan after college
