"You cannot leave this university without your degree," stressed Vincent, who prepped at Wisconsin before a 15-year NFL career.
Vincent presented eye-opening stats to the assembled Trojans, who admitted their collective desire to play in the NFL.
Over the past 20 years, 15,018 players played in the NFL, but only 631 (4%) played three or more years. The average career length is 3.7 seasons, but players do not receive benefits unless they put in four years, both stats according to the NFL.
Smith spoke about entitlement and how the league does not need USC players or any one player to succeed. "John Elway retired; we kept playing," Smith quoted a common NFL axiom.
Both men spoke to the dangers of drugs, alcohol and off-field misconduct that can easily derail a promising career. "Our clubs need dependability and reliability," said Smith.
The program explained to the student-athletes all the resources that are at their disposal in college, the draft process and then the NFL.
"We're on a mission to build solid citizens across America," said Vincent. The football administration and coaching staff, who set this up, have the same goal in mind at USC.
Vincent was all business with USC's future businessmen.
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