Leinart staying at USC

guess he didn't want to go to SF

Just give them the Trophy now and cancel the College Football season next year.

I'm suprised he is staying, but cant fault him for doing what he really wants and not following the pressure.

i'm surprised myself... in the present era of makin' millions while you can, this move is pretty throw-back... matt impresses me to no end. regardless, it was a decision i wouldn't have made.

I surely hope he doesn't get badly hurt next year,(knock on wood). Good luck to him. Wish more players would stick around like that.

As a Cal fan living in Berkeley, this is terrible news. Cal beat USC two seasons ago, *should* have beaten them last season, but I don't know if we have a shot of overtaking them in the Pac-10 with Leinart back. Gotta like the kid's loyalty to his school, though.

Leinhart could have a bad season and drop him to a low pick. He may have just cost himself millions.

Bad decision, just plain bad.

How can you sit and say that it was a bad decision honestly? The man is on the verge of leading his team to a third straight national championship which has never been done. He will more than likely win the heisman again, unless reggie bush or adrian peterson takes it but I doubt it. He will get his money in do time. He enjoys playing football. This is his last year to actually play football before it becomes a business not a sport. Not many people will agree with his decision nor should they its not theres. Good job Matt on doing something that you want to do and not giving in to the greed like most players.

I'll tell you why - one injury away from having a "college degree" that he probably didn't even earn (most top notch players don't) and football is his livelyhood. Willis McGahee lost tons of cash because of his injury, luckily he was able to rehab it, but it just goes to show what one bad play can do. Not to mention, what if his role players get hurt and his stats plummit? He losses there too. I'm all for getting a degree, but these guys retired in their 30s, they can go back to school and still be treated like a god!

Everyone has a limit to the years left in which their talent will be sufficient to suceed at the NFL level. He is essentially wasting on of those years. And lets be honest...this has nothing to do with getting a degree...i have no idea what his status is but I'd guess he is only half a semester away from a degree either way. He'll probably end up working on grad classes to retain eligibility. This is a bad move made for the sole reason of trying to win a third National Championship and the Heisman again. That gives him what? A gerater sense of pride at most. It certainly doesn't add anything in terms of stature and draft status. His status cannot go higher at this point so this is a bad decision for him but its his call so who are we to quibble with it I guess.