FILE - In this Dec. 7, 1988, file photo, Auburn's Tracy Rocker, center, the winner of the 1988 Outland Trophy, gets a congratulatory handshake from runner-up Tony Mandarich, right, of Michigan State, at a ceremony in New York. What, exactly, is a college education worth? For some players, an athletic scholarship was their only means of going to college. Tuition, even at a state school, was too expensive, and that scholarship meant the difference between higher education and a blue-collar job or a career in the military. More than that, however, were the experiences and contacts their education provided _ opportunities that helped shape their adult lives.(AP Photo/Adam Stoltman, File)