Charles Barkley plans to lobby for better graduation rates in his new job as a college basketball commentator.

Chief among Barkley’s criticisms is the $10.8 billion the NCAA received from CBS and Tuner Sports to televise the NCAA tournament.

"They got $10.8 billion. That's a lot of freakin' money," Barkley told The Associated Press. "The players aren't getting any of it, so clearly somebody is making money. I'm not opposed to people making money, but we do have an obligation, to, like, 'OK, you know what? We're making a (ton) of money. Let's at least make sure these kids get educated.'"

According to the latest NCAA statistics, the graduation success rate for black Division I men's basketball players was 58 percent.