and this reply nails it: The average year of college at a public university costs $9,650 for tuition, $10,440 room and board, and $1,250 for books. The is $85,360 over a 4 year period. Tennessee where Arian went is above the national average, so he got closer to $100,000 worth of compensation and a platform to showcase his talents. If he went to a smaller school he wouldn't have had the exposure and opportunities he received. I doubt if he didn't play football that he could have earned that much right out of high school in his first four years. Now he is a millionaire that complains about how bad he has it. Too bad for him.