Academic Diligence

What Is Academic Accountability for Student-Athletes? Student-athletes understand accountability. Practice starts at a specific time. Workouts are scheduled. Coaches set expectations. Teammates depend on one another to show up prepared. Academics, however, can be much less structured. A student may know that an assignment is due Friday, an exam is next Tuesday, and a paper needs to be started sometime this week—but knowing what needs to be done doesn't necessarily create a sy