Video: Introduction to this series

Managing editor Jim Knight and sports editor Pete Bigelow explain the four-day series on athletics and academics at the University of Michigan.

Day 1

ABOUT THIS SERIES: Ann Arbor News reporters interviewed more than 80 people for this four-day series that examines how and why many student-athletes land in the general studies degree program.
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