Tom Knott

In the following viewpoint, Tom Knott contends that minimum test score requirements for college-bound athletes are not unfair and serve the necessary purpose of discriminating between people of varying levels of intelligence. He argues that the scores are not difficult to achieve and are relevant because grades are not an accurate indicator of scholastic success since not all high schools are academically equal. Knott is a columnist and sportswriter for the Washington Times.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. How are “dummy” athletes like idiot savants, in the author’s opinion?
2. According to Knott, why do few athletes flunk out of college?
3. In Knott’s view, what should the NCAA ask the media and trial lawyers to overlook if entrance requirements are eliminated"

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