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Consider compassion in the face of college football opt-outs

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It’s not hard to imagine the excruciating decision that many of college football’s brightest stars are facing at the moment.

We’ve all worked jobs where we’ve felt under-compensated at best — or underappreciated at worst. Very few of us get the opportunity to tackle the old nine-to-five with “the love of the game,” powering us through each caffeine-fueled morning and sleepy afternoon. And while having a sense of pride and determination can sometimes power you through, you can only go through so much before the monotony or wear-and-tear start to sink in.

In a way, this is the situation in which many college athletes finds themselves.