A long article in today’s New York Times about the academic progress of student athletes focuses on Auburn, because the NCAA has cited the university for “seven major infractions, the most of any university in the SEC and among the most in the nation.”

However, this graphic accompanying the article indicates that the University of Arkansas has the lowest graduation rate in the SEC for its football team.

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