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A Sunday selection is no way to end a career.(COLLEGE FOOTBALL)

The Sporting News

| May 19, 2006 | Hayes, Matt | COPYRIGHT 2006 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

It's simple mathematics, people: Not everyone is going to make it big.

Forty-eight underclassmen skipped their final years of eligibility to enter the NFL draft and pull on that shiny slot handle. Of that group, 15 weren't drafted and 10 were second-day picks (fourth round or lower). In other words, 52 percent of the 2006 early entrants are going to have a hell of a time even making an NFL roster.

Failure, apparently, is an option.

Now it's time for the NCAA to step in and save these fools from themselves--just as college sports' governing body did for men's basketball players way back in 1994.

"There are people out there," Texas coach ...

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