[82lsju]

I'm sure the team knew that Kiki was graduating after this year.  Or at least that is was a possibility.  And given that, I think it's commonly known that she would then have to make a decision to have her 4th year at Stanford or elsewhere, and that decision could be based on graduate school desires, money from NIL, proximity to family, etc.  But I don't think her finishing her degree early is likely a surprise to the team.  I think it may have been to us fans, as she didn't receive the press that Brink did.  In my opinion, a student that is able to finish their Stanford degree in 3 years while playing a sport is something to applaud.  She is literally the epitome of the ideal Stanford student ... somebody that excels at what they do.  She excelled in the classroom and on the court, and she is getting rewarded with the ability to profit off that success now.  Kudos to her.

Agreed.  Given that she will probably have been in school for 12 quarters by this June (three F-W-S years, and three summer terms) graduating in three years is not all that surprising.  I would expect more athletes to graduate in three years in the future, especially early entry football players as they will have had 14 quarters completed at the end of their junior year.

[82lsju]

I'm sure the team knew that Kiki was graduating after this year.  Or at least that is was a possibility.  And given that, I think it's commonly known that she would then have to make a decision to have her 4th year at Stanford or elsewhere, and that decision could be based on graduate school desires, money from NIL, proximity to family, etc.  But I don't think her finishing her degree early is likely a surprise to the team.  I think it may have been to us fans, as she didn't receive the press that Brink did.  In my opinion, a student that is able to finish their Stanford degree in 3 years while playing a sport is something to applaud.  She is literally the epitome of the ideal Stanford student ... somebody that excels at what they do.  She excelled in the classroom and on the court, and she is getting rewarded with the ability to profit off that success now.  Kudos to her.

Agreed.  Given that she will probably have been in school for 12 quarters by this June (three F-W-S years, and three summer terms) graduating in three years is not all that surprising.  I would expect more athletes to graduate in three years in the future, especially early entry football players as they will have had 14 quarters completed at the end of their junior year.