I suspect that the word "purge" might be pretty accurate in Benson's case. Benson: "I think I'll hang around for another season and see if I can't get me one more tackle." Staff: "No, Aaron, you've decided to graduate."
The good news is that Benson's campus enjoyment included going to class and taking care of his course work. Doing that and playing D1 football too is a significant accomplishment. We should congratulate him on his academic showing. It's no dishonor to graduate with eligibility remaining.
I hate to see these go and especially Bensen. But like the David McWilliams 90's slogan said; " Whatever It takes" WIT
Don't we have players leave EVERY year? For whatever reason. Too lazy to do the research, but 3-5 players leaving/transferring seems like a normal yearly occurrence.