If he has one of the traditional LSU football player "General Studies" degrees, that's pretty accurate. That degree has little to no value in the job market. Of course if you're an ex-LSU football player, there's a good chance that a Louisiana business owner that's an Alum or big Fan/Supporter will give you a job regardless.
Not true. People who think it is a basket-weaving degree have not checked out the curriculum requirements. What it really is, and many universities have changed the name, is a degree in interdisciplinary studies. You can't just take whatever you wish, you can't graduate taking four years of freshmen courses, you must take a number of serious math, english and science credits including high-level courses. The only difference between it and any other baccalaureate degree is not taking a larger number of classes in a single field of study. Many jobs just require a degree for an entry-level position. Many, many people end up working in a field other than what they majored in. Interdisciplinary study prepares one better for such a situation than an art or music degree. An English degree won't prepare you well for an accountant job. A math degree won't prepare you well for an editor job. A general studies degree will give one a broad education that is valuable for many jobs as well as graduate school, especially in fields like Law. Serious professional careers will expect you to have a Masters degree and graduate school is where the real specialization will happen anyway.
It used to be that football players majored in physical education. Now they major in kinesiology which might be the same thing as phys ed with a more PC name
I had numerous classmates in my Tulane Med School class w/ Kinesiology degrees. I don't think that is a blow off degree.
Since kinesiology is the study of human body and muscle movement there are probably "football player level classes" and pre-med level classes
But that is different than PE w/ a PC name. If they major in Kinesiology, they are taking high level classes.
