The admission accommodations for athletes is meant to improve Notre Dame’s brand.

That is, competitive athletic teams, primarily football, draw money, investment, students, and boost the University’s image and brand. Every school endeavors to do the same.

On the flipside, Notre Dame provides tutoring and other resources to give the student athletes the best chance to obtain a degree and be a difference maker in their post graduate lives.

There are many kids from underprivileged communities who offer great potential, notwithstanding the lack of K-12 resources and support. If the University makes the same accommodations that the athletes enjoy, admitting 75 -100 kids each year, to help their DEI mission, I submit that doing so achieves the same goals as a successful football program.