West Virginia’s athletic division mentioned Monday it would commit $1.5 million yearly in education-related benefits beginning this fall for its scholarship athletes.
“Our student-athletes work extremely hard to succeed in the classroom and sometimes those efforts are overshadowed by what’s happening in competition,” athletics director Shane Lyons mentioned. “Based on the Supreme Court ruling, the Mountaineer Academic Incentive Program now provides us the chance to boost the student-athlete expertise, which is paramount in our division.”
Lyons mentioned WVU hopes to complement that program sooner or later via fundraising efforts.
