[jumpshooter]

I don't think there is anything wrong with playing NAIA Division 2. However, I don't know if I agree with your "college is college" statement. A degree from Furman University caries a lot more weight than a degree from Union College.

I agree here. Playing at any level in college is great, but from the educational standpoint, it will not carry the same weight. I understand being homesick and all that, but passing up playing at that level (They play power 5 schools all the time, that's good exposure) would be hard to do. With all that said, we do not know the exact circumstances and only he and his family know what really went on. So I am sure he had a valid reason for leaving school. Best of luck to the young man in his future.