High school athletes who want to accept a Division I scholarship and play a sport in college may have to start hitting the books harder if they are going to meet more stringent academic standards recently adopted by the NCAA.
The new initial eligibility requirements, adopted last month by the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, apply to the class of 2015 and beyond. To obtain athletic eligibility out of high school, students will need a minimum GPA of 2.3. The current minimum is 2.0.
