Playboy's Pigskin Preview
September, 1983
Playboy's Pigskin PreviewAn Unforeseen revolution has begun in college athletics: It will soon be fashionable for 280-pound defensive linemen and jet-propelled halfbacks to have reading and writing skills. Assistant coaches on recruiting safaris these days study high school players' S.A.T. scores almost as assiduously as their times in the 40-yard dash. Some academic counselors in athletic dorms are under as much pressure as head coaches coming off 3-8 seasons. And, most wondrous of all, the pre...