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Maryland will play Purdue Champs Sports Bowl Game. Each team will take home between $750,000...that will make no difference to the average student's tuition costs.

What I learned today were a few more important numbers...the graduation rates of the students in the games.

Maryland will graduate 64% of its football players - 52% of its African American football players. Compare that to a 76% overall student-athlete graduation.

Purdue will graduate 68% of it football players and 62% of its black players compared to a 79% overall graduation rate.

What's up with football players?

Nothing perhaps, as long as they can bring home money.

What do you think?