his marriage. Like you are saying, it more helped him to get focused and avoid trouble. In his case, that allowed his overall athletic ability to improve — if for no other reason than he actually got to be on the field. So not really improve, per se...just be utilized at all.

I was just pointing out one instance where I think marriage was a net positive. I think there are probably some others. But, I agree with you that most of the time marriage is a net negative for athletic performance for college athletes, for all the reasons you stated.