A Question Of Fairness

The new Big Ten commissioner, James Delany, said recently: "I'm not comfortable with keeping a student in school only because the colleges and pros think this is where he should be. I don't think the colleges should be acting in concert with the pro leagues. We should be about education. If someone isn't interested in an education and wants to turn professional, then he should be allowed to do it."

Yes, he should. Anytime. As a senior, junior, sophomore or freshman. With an agent. And without any threat of sanctions; real or implied, by the NFL. We don't want any more Norbys or Lloyds rooting around in the sporting world.