Maybe check out if the team has any academic awards. My eldest went to a D1 school, mid-major, and that coach was very into his team receiving academic accolades. He enforced study halls, grades were regularly checked, support was provided as needed. That team got an academic award each year.
My middle child went to another D1 mid-major and none of that happened and there were problems. No study hall, no grade checking, no interest from the coach. That team is very loose, they don't even drug test, so forget checking grades. They did offer support when asked but it was up to my kid to be proactive about it, and frankly he got better services from the school at large than what the athletic dept offered.
Having seen both sides of the coin, I am firmly on the side of the school that is up the kids' butts to do well academically. That is the point of college. It's too easy to slack and put things off for new college students, especially busy ones like athletes. | 
