Saturday, June 21, 2014

FAMU taking second look at APR scores

KELLEN WINSLOW SR.
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
Photo Courtesy FAMU Athletics
 
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- FAMU has started a review of how Academic Progress Report scores were tallied for football and men’s basketball in hopes that it can take one more shot at appealing postseason bans on both programs.

Athletic director Kellen Winslow said the process will be meticulous, although he wasn’t sure if the end result would be enough to take the case back to the NCAA.

FAMU had already launched its appeal before the postseason sanctions were announced in April.
“We are going to look at every detail, turn every rock and try to find every point we possibly can,” Winslow said. “Will the adjustments be enough to move the needle? We don’t know, but we have to look at it.”

FAMU faced a similar situation last year with volleyball, which eventually...

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