OSU vs. LSU: Battle of the Brains?

This is a real article from MSNBC.  I swear, it’s not fake.  I didn’t write any of it.   It’s hilarious on one hand, and totally wrong on the other.  Calling these players student-athletes (well, the >50% that actually graduate anyway) is a joke.

 COLUMBUS, Ohio – With kick-off for the national title in New Orleans still 34 days away, the Buckeyes have already won the battle of the brains.

In the classroom, The Ohio State University football players have a slight edge over their opponents from Louisiana, NBC 4’s Paul Stelzer reported.

According to a study conducted by the University of Central Florida, OSU football players have a 53 percent graduation rate whereas LSU football players have a graduation rate of only 51 percent.

OSU students on the oval Tuesday were not surprised that the Buckeyes fared a bit better in the classroom than the LSU Tigers.

“It’s much harder to get into OSU than LSU,” Brent Hawk, an OSU student, said. “We hold ourselves to a higher academic standard.”

While the Buckeyes have a slight advantage over the Tigers, both fall far short of the two bowl teams with the highest graduation rates.

Navy’s football team has a graduation rate of 95 percent and Boston College scores 93 percent.

When it comes to OSU’s least favorite opponents, the University of Michigan’s football team has a graduation rate of 73 percent with the Gators at 72 percent.

The Buckeyes are hoping that their victory in the classroom translates into a victory in the BCS championship game.

Wow. 

Thanks to rmartin4 at NDNation for the pick-up.