“A combined 41 players at the Cotton Bowl have already earned their degrees.”

You think of elite male college athletes as guys who probably won’t graduate. This is a new wrinkle: guys who have already graduated.

When you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. Active undergraduates have to balance football with their class schedules. Guys who have already graduated can take one easy pass/fail course like “Using the Library,” an undemanding schedule allowing them to practice and work out all day every day.