Future Shabazz Napiers won't go hungry now

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<p>The NCAA is allowing schools to provide unlimited meals and snacks for athletes now.</p>

<p><a href=“Council approves meals, other student-athlete well-being rules - NCAA.org”>Council approves meals, other student-athlete well-being rules - NCAA.org;

<p>Editing: Napier spelling</p>

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<p>Athletes have class and athletic schedules which may conflict with dining hall hours. This combined with their high nutritional and caloric needs due to their athletic activities mean missing a dining hall meal or two will cause health issues if they don’t get enough food in a timely manner. </p>

<p>This is one case where I’m in strong sympathy with the athletes…even if I do feel there’s an excessive sports obsession in many corners of our nation’s education system. </p>

<p>If you want great college athletics, for goodness sake, the very least colleges and the NCAA can do is to ensure they’re getting enough to eat. </p>

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<p>^Well said, cobrat. </p>

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<p>In most upper level D1 programs, it doesn’t appear that nutrition and calorie intake has been a problem among offensive or defensive linemen. </p>

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<p><a href=“The NCAA Fails Nutritional Needs of Student Athletes”>http://www.forbes.com/sites/rogergroves/2012/10/27/the-ncaa-fails-nutritional-needs-of-student-athletes/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>This has been brewing for a while. NCAA took way too long to address concerns. </p>

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<p>It’s been a problem because many of them did not have the money to get the food they needed for their caloric demands. Also- hours of the dining halls, etc. There’s been a lot of information out about this. I didn’t realize it was a problem, but I’m seeing a lot on Twitter from athletes that I know indicating that this is a much needed change.</p>

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<p>Anecdotal evidence only…but one of the hardest things for S to do when he played offensive line in college was to keep his weight up. He lost 30 pounds his first year at college, much to the dismay of his coaches. </p>