Suddenly, guys who have had nothing have a lot. And they have to deal with the temptations of a life where they hit the lottery every week. That we would expect anything different. Regardless of Carruth's guilt or innocence, and he deserves his day in court, most athletes at that level have been coddled and courted since their mid-teens, given special treatment and allowed special privileges. Apparently, part of the problem at Columbine High in Colorado was that the jocks bullied the misfits until a couple couldn't take it anymore.
Athletes are generally handsomer, stronger and more attractive.
Certainly more celebrated. Often that translates into girls and the money and the attention. At the pro and college sports level, all that is magnified in thousands. The NFL contributes with its prepackaged mix of sex and violence. It's all fairly primal, the bouncy sideline sirens and mercenary gladiators, all dressed up and endorsed by the United Way.