1. Attend FSU as scheduled: Will be on scholarship. If he doesn't like it, he can transfer and sit a year. BUT, he needs a release to transfer and receive aid. So, it doesn't work for him to show up to FSU for one day, then request a transfer, because we still aren't going to grant it and he will be in the same position as if he hadn't showed up at all. If he comes for the year, and Jimbo believes he is giving it an honest shot, is actually participating, trying to make the best of it, I'm sure Jimbo would grant the release next spring if he still wants it. If he comes here and has a bad attitude, Jimbo may still grant the release just to keep him off the team, but he isn't going to do it this summer.
2. FSU grants release and just ends the drama: 'Free' release, play at USC right away, let him out of his LOI and just move on with things. This won't happen.
2. FSU grants his release, but he's not eligible immediatley: He will have to sit a year, but can enroll at his new school and be on scholarship while he takes a RS. Would be able to play starting '14-'15.
3. He chooses not to attend FSU at all: He can go JUCO and be on scholarship at a JUCO, receive aid, play right away, etc. No requirement to sit a year, but once he enrolls in JUCO he will have to earn his AA before he can transfer to a university. He could possibly take a RS one of his years in JUCO, so he could have 3 years to play, but that would be a mistake.
4. He goes the Prep School route: I'm not 100% sure this is an option or not, but if possible, I'd assume he can still play football and is free to sign a new LOI with any team the following year. So maybe he can go Prep, still play, receive aid, and then be at X school in a year with three years to play. Similar to JUCO, without the major qualification issue.
4. FSU doesn't grant release, but he pays his way to USC: He wouldn't be eligible to play this year in any capacity or contribute. He simply can use the facilities on his own time (although I know he'd end up working out with the team somehow). The official cost of attendance for a year at USC is $62K. That includes room, board, etc. Tuition alone is $45K. That will be tough to handle. That is a lot of money when he can get it for free right now by attending FSU.
