UL -- Football is like a full-time job at the major college level. Add to that a classroom workload in a challenging field of study like mathematics, and earning a degree can often be a five- or six-year proposition.

But for Catholic High School alumnus Matt Desormeaux, graduating in four years was always his plan. Desormeaux, who sat out his first season after high school in a redshirt year, earned his degree in math at Louisiana-Lafayette in May, finishing his coursework in less time than most non-athlete students take.