Based on his grades and test scores, he was accepted by the University of Washington and offered a full athletic scholarship. I look at it to further my education. That's the most important part. You aren't always going to have football. I wanted to come to college to get an education.
Football is second.
Toure arrived on the Seattle campus in August 1996 and reported for football practice. The University had no option - it had to remove him from the football team and pull his scholarship. For Toure, the loss of the scholarship meant the end of his dream of attending college. Because of his family's financial situation, he could not afford to pay the tuition to the University of Washington. Even the local community college was not a possibility.