Kids like this aren’t going pro, so they need to take their academics seriously. For example, wissler wants to go to Stanford, if they offer a PWO and his only offer we’re USU, he should go to Stanford if his parents can afford it.
I had the chance to walk on a soccer team at a small and instead decided to attend USU and not play sports. I knew I had no chance to play anywhere so I stopped playing and went to school. I have buddies that did the opposite and attended those small schools and now have worthless degrees and are going to local bigger schools now after wasting 2-4 years.

I think if a kid has no chance at making money from football, they should either accept a PWO from the best university possible, or if no options are good, quit and focus on what will make them money. I think wasting years playing “for the love of the game” is stupid