Yahoo Sports: Matt Barkley passes on an NFL payday, but the NCAA has his senior season covered
Matt Barkley just turned down millions as a likely top-five pick in next April's NFL Draft in exchange for his senior season at USC, worth the value of his scholarship and the attendant benefits of being the campus hero for one more year. With the risk of injury hanging over his head, why roll the dice? Sure, adoring co-eds have a certain allure, and Barkley is on the verge of a degree in communications. (Cue the "phony major" quip from "The Simpsons.") But the fact is, whatever Barkley is putting on the line by coming back to school, he's almost ...