Utah Football Beats Top 25 CFB Playoff Teams In Graduation Percentage

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – University of Utah football is the best team in one category when it comes to the College Football Playoff Top 25 rankings – graduation percentage.

According to the NCAA, of the current top 25, the Utes boast the highest Graduation Success Rate (GSR) at 93 percent, coming in above schools like Wisconsin, Oregon and Penn State.

Academic success is of the utmost importance to head coach Kyle Whittingham. Not a day goes by at the Utah Football facility without mention of what is going on in the classroom, according to former punter Tom Hackett.

Of the 25 teams in the current #CFBPlayoff rankings, @Utah_Football has the highest graduation rate (GSR) at 93%. pic.twitter.com/VtQDEliuuB

— NCAA Research (@NCAAResearch) November 8, 2019

This year’s Utah football team is stacked with seniors. Quarterback Tyler Huntley earned his degree in 3.5 years and star running back Zack Moss, who could be an NFL player right now, chose to return to Utah to finish his degree. He will be the first in his family to do so.

The past two years have been the best yet for the Utes when it comes to GSR. It’s something that has made head coach Kyle Whittingham proud.

“This is THE most important reason we are here. Congratulations, guys!” Whittingham tweeted with a photo of the Utes class of 2019.

This is THE most important reason we are here. Congratulations, guys! https://t.co/n9Ym50KOnh

— Kyle Whittingham (@UtahCoachWhitt) May 3, 2019

Utah Athletics also leads the Pac-12 and all other Power-5 conferences in student-athlete graduation percentage.