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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