[grania]

You're the closest I've read that's come to a reasonable solution. A farm system would solve so much, and those who stayed in college programs would be choosing to give up pro status because they want an education with scholarships they're qualified for first.

It works real well in baseball. I've encountered students with the dilemma...do they risk injury playing college baseball or do they go into the minor leagues with a franchise working with them while they combine baseball and education?

With football, less thuggish egotists on campus pretending to get an education might benefit everyone.....including them.

[dirtboy]

I dealt personally with a top-tier basketball/baseball player at a major college. The guy had no interest in education and the system coddled him throughout.