With word that Sam Bradford is coming back to school, Mark Sanchez, prodigy child of the USC Trojans, has decided it might be the best time to test his draft stock, and hey, why not?

“In the end, after sleepless nights and lots of prayers, I’ve decided I’ll forgo my fifth year and declare for the NFL draft,” Sanchez said Thursday at a campus news conference. “It is with a heavy heart I am going to leave this university.”

I’ll bet it was a tough decision. I know I lay awake at night wondering what I would do if ever put in the situation to make millions and millions of dollars or go to classes and play football on the side. Ya know what, I’m gonna need a little longer to think about this one.

It should be noted that in his final game, Sanchez set a Rose Bowl record, completing 80 percent of his passes. It should also be noted that bowl game came against a Big Ten school, so it doesn’t really count.