I'm not defending the age limit. Not at all. If he wanted to go, he should go.

But if he wants to be in school but can't afford to due to family circumstance, this is precisely what stipends should be in place to remedy.

We've seen countless kids jump too soon to the pros due to family money problems. (Duke famously had one in William Avery.) The NCAA's refusal to help kids who want to stay in school stay in school but continue to make money off of them is sad.