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Head of the class — what makes Bruce Irvin’s college degree so special

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ALAMEDA — The smile was a fixture on the face of Bruce Irvin Tuesday, much like it was on social media earlier this month when he received his degree in sociology from West Virginia.

He puts it up there with winning a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks.

The Raiders’ defensive end has made enough money that he doesn’t need to be a college graduate. The same goes for teammates Amari Cooper and Gabe Jackson, two other prominent Raiders who graduated from college in May.