According to school officials, the team's 3.001 cumulative grade-point average entering the spring semester was the highest for the program since the GPA began being tracked in 1992-93. What's more, the squad's 3.008 fall-semester GPA was the highest since it was first tracked in 1989-90.
As Nebraska scuffled to a 4-8 record last season, it maintained focus in the classroom. That suggests stability in the program. It suggests accountability has improved since the Mike Riley years.
“In tracking these grade-point averages for 30 years, it’s pretty remarkable when you look at it,” Dennis Leblanc, NU senior associate athletic director of academics, told Brian Rosenthal of Huskers.