College football fans are stressed enough; imagine if they had to worry about their team's star freshman considering an early jump to the NFL.

It's a luxury for college football that players aren't eligible to be drafted until after their third season. Teams don't have to rush freshmen into action, and if someone breaks through in that first season they know they're going to stick around for at least three years.

Compare that to college basketball, where the ability to turn pro after one season—often referred to as being “one and done”—means many highly regarded players leave before they've really made their mark on the college game. According to Bleacher Report - College Football
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