Greg Weintraub <[log in to unmask]> wrote, in part:
> I can't help but question a STUDENT-athlete leaving school a month before
> completing a degree. It really drives home a point that college sports
> are really just farm teams for many players. Seeing players leave for
> the pros after 1 or 2 years is something with which we have all
> learned to live, regrettably IMHO. To me, having players leaving
> DURING the academic year only looksworse. Next thing we know, a player
> will start the season on fire and sign a pro contract over New Year's in
> the middle of the season.
Union's Troy Stevens left half-way into his sophmore season for a shot at
the pros (ECHL). Stevens left after Union started slow following great
expectations for 94-95 are finishing strong in 93-94.
I don't know where he is today.
Have any other players recently left mid-season?
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