Ohio State football has become the Kentucky Wildcats of the gridiron– a class of 5-star prospects enter the program every year while another class of blue chips leaves school early for the professional ranks. In both Lexington and Columbus, it’s “succeed and proceed,” “plug n play,” “rinse and repeat” each season. The NBA allows “one and done,” but in football you need to be out of high school for at least three years. As a junior you can “three and flee,” or as a redshirt sophomore you’re eligible for a “two and tutelo.” As Stephen Colbert told John Calipari when he had him on his show, it must rhyme in order for it to be valid. For more enlightening discussion of the early entry debate, I suggest you listen to/read the transcript of our exclusive with Jonathan Hock, the director of the ESPN 30 for 30 “One and Not Done.”…
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