Ferguson may have 'six-figures,' but won't gain necessary life skills without college

Former UA basketball recruit Terrance Ferguson’s profile in last week’s New York Times had a few holes in it. He spoke about being paid in the “mid six-figures” for an Australian pro team, where he was averaging 5.9 points per game as a reserve guard. But Ferguson comes up far short in life experiences that are so valuable to an 18-year-old. How do you put a price on that? I cherish so much about the away-from-sports aspects of my college life, the seriousness of the sink-or-swim academic challenges. The nightlife. The people you meet who become friends for life. The bridge between being a teenager and an adult. In a life perspective, my college experience was worth far more than the “mid six-figures” and averaging 5.9 points per game.