Elite players may choose to skip college, or leave early. With new rules guiding free agency, there is also greater competition with more veteran players looking to land with a new team.

However, several college programs showed interest in him before his decision to skip college and declare for the 1996 NBA Draft. Among those were elite programs like Duke, North Carolina ...

Former UCLA defender Quincy McMahon was excited to launch her professional soccer career with choices about where she'd land. McMahon was among the first college players to navigate a transition ...

While elite players may choose to skip college in the absence of a draft, players and coaches alike said most athletes can still benefit from development at the college level. "I’m an advocate ...

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Saturday's Senior Bowl marks one final in-game opportunity for prospects in the 2025 NFL draft class to impress NFL personnel. Only a handful of potential first-round picks will be on the field in ...