College athletic programs: When does it become too much?

@northwesty, yep. It is one of the things that makes what those schools are doing by competing in Power 5 leagues (except Rice) really amazing. Getting kids through some of the best schools in the country while competing head to head with schools who are frankly warehousing football players (SEC schools generally have a six year graduation rate, the same rate quoted above, around 70%) until their eligibility is exhausted is laudable.