Aug. 28, 2008

Baylor freshman quarterback Robert Griffin finds himself on a fast track -- in athletics and life.

Griffin is one of 105 football players at Bowl Championship Series-affiliated schools that USA TODAY found had enrolled in college last spring after graduating from high school a semester early.

That was easily the highest total since the early entry issue began being tracked in 2002 and was 36 more than in 2007.

Griffin, though, looks as if he might have a bigger impact on the season than many of the 2008 early entrants. The quarterback figures to play quite a bit this year and might start tonight when the Bears open the season against No. 23 Wake Forest. He's been in a three-way battle with returning junior Blake Szymanski and senior Kirby Freeman, a transfer from Miami (Fla.).

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