It's happening, slowly . . . as it must.
Beginning August 1, 2016, NCAA Division I will require 10 core courses to be completed prior to the seventh semester (seven of the 10 must be a combination of English, math or natural or physical science that meet the distribution requirements). These 10 courses become "locked in" at the start of the seventh semester and cannot be retaken for grade improvement.
Beginning August 1, 2016, it will be possible for a Division I college-bound student-athlete to still receive athletics aid and the ability to practice with the team if he or she fails to meet the 10 course requirement, but would not be able to compete.
Proposition 48 requires that a combination of core course grades and test scores be achieved to participate in college football. If a recruit's GPA is higher, he can get away with lower test scores and vice versa. Test scores are carefully monitored. The abuse since Prop 48 has been high school teachers giving high grades to athletes that can't score high on the testing in order that they can play college football. Most NCAA clearance problems result from suspicious high school grades and course credits. The high school and the teachers must be held more accountable for the NCAA tightening of qualifications to work.