re: Did Brennan graduate in May like was rumored here earlier this year?

I personally wouldn't hold it against young adults for taking advantage of technology advancemens to put themselves into a better life situation and often a better situation for the team.

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Good for him but it's such BS. Remember, before the days of online classes, how many athletes had to come back years later to get their degrees?? Now they all graduate in three years. Hmm?? Are they just so much smarter or could it be....?

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I think it's a good move, and probably a "smart" one by the athlete (or regular student btw).

Some degrees require you to really learn a ton of stuff. But a lot, you just gain passing familiarity on the subjects, and demonstrate that you can be taught. Your prospective employer will then teach you what they want you to do. So grinding out as many classes as possible, in order to get that degree faster, it's just putting you in position to move up the ladder earlier.

In the past, a lot of us took longer in college because we were undecided on our paths, and happened to enjoy hanging around campus without serious responsibilities. Partying, etc.
You remove the parties and the socialization (going online), and most everybody will get through it a lot faster.

More likely that college courses are not as difficult or demanding as they once were to accommodate Millennials. Otherwise, overall enrollment would drop.

I'm pretty certain Brennan was also an early en-rollee. So he has 3 1/2 years at LSU to cover another semester during the three summers. Hell, I remember taking 3 upper division classes during a summer while working 35 hours a week. It wasn't a "fun" summer, but it also didn't take me to the brink.