SMU's football and basketball teams are getting things done off the field.
The football team set a program-best cumulative grade-point-average while the basketball team reached its highest cumulative GPA since 2004, the school announced on Tuesday.
"As a department, our first goal is to graduate student-athletes with the knowledge and skills required to become valuable citizens and leaders in their communities," said Director of Athletics Rick Hart. "And this speaks to that focus
""We are thankful for the continued support of the SMU faculty and academic support personnel, and the student-athletes, coaches, staff should all be applauded for their successes.