It's become an all-too-common story in college athletics: athlete commits to one school to play football, then opts to play baseball professionally instead, then comes back to football but decides to play for school's rival, then leaves said rival without ever playing a down for a career in aviation.
NC State defensive end Ty Linton became the most recent case with the announcement Tuesday that he's off to Middle Tennessee State to enroll in its aeronautical science program. Would another year of NC State football have better prepared him for a career in aviation? It's possible, certainly.