The Lure of Professional Leagues In the past few years, a great number of college athletes have been leaving school early to enter into the professional leagues. Some athletes are even skipping college and going pro straight out of high school. Many people ask what is causing these athletes to turn professional so early. I believe there are three reasons for their decision. The first factor that causes students to enter the professional leagues early is simply, money. These athletes are still just kids. If a kid has ten to twenty million dollars waved in his face, he is more than likely going to take it without thinking about the consequences. The majority of a