A decision not to leave college early if he has a realistic chance of making the cut seems ludicrous.
Most people go to college to get an enjoyable well-paying job.
For most regular college graduates, a starting salary offer of one quarter of that would be considered very lucrative. Many people raise the point that an injury can easily end athletes' careers, and without an education they would be left with nothing. Although it is true injuries are very real, these injuries can happen in college as well, where the athlete is left with no possibility of being paid and could even lose a scholarship. Take the University of Virginia's marquee safety Anthony Poindexter. Unfortunately for Poindexter, he tore his knee in the seventh game of his senior season, ending his college career.