College athletes earning degrees at record rate

Indianapolis • Black athletes are earning college degrees at record rates, and it's pushing the overall graduation rate higher and higher.On Wednesday, the NCAA's latest Graduation Success Rate report showed that 77 percent of black athletes received diplomas from 2014-17 and that 87 percent of all college athletes graduated. Both are all-time highs."As colleges and universities, we have a responsibility to prepare our students to excel both on and off the field of play," said John J. DeGio