It is the right decision. I hope he gets a degree from SU and goes on to be a successful and healthy human.
I am very concerned about the depth at DL for next season:
DE:
Thompson
Simmons
Arcenegia
DT:
Raymon
Samuels
Slayton
Williams
... thats it for guys with any type of experience. We will need at least one frosh DE and DT to step up. I think Clark and Cross both have the ability to. As for DE, Pickard needs to add weight fast, he's the only guy I could see coming and making an impact right away. Maybe Ealey? Slayton will have to cross train at DE/DT like Thompson did. One injury and we are in big trouble.