By: Bradley Dilling

Student-athletes have a tough task regarding being able to balance academics with athletics. Continuing on with this, the “student” portion of “student-athlete” often goes unseen. How do students use their degree to their advantage? Do they even focus on their degree at all? Do student-athletes run into any problems with life for those who decide to not take athletics to the professional level? With countless hours of research and determination, the answers to these questions are now in reach of being fully answered.