By Adam Gibson | Sports Writer
Elite college athletes, especially ones who are projected to be top draft picks, have the right to plan for their future and what is best for them.
In college football, some players are ending their seasons early to avoid getting hurt and losing draft value. Players skip regular season games as well as bowl games to avoid injury or to prepare physically for the NFL Combine to show NFL teams different aspects of their game outside of film.
College basketball has dealt with this problem for several years with what is called the “one and done” where players play for one year in college then head to the NBA when they know they will be at the top of the draft.