Whatever he decides to do is 100% fine by me. I mean that.
but i wonder if theres some room for him not to go if he really breaks out as a freshman. Otherwise i feel like the obvious choice is to go and miss this “throwaway” season. Im not an athlete though, maybe they see it differently. But if there are seasons to miss. This seems like an obvious one to be a part of that 2 years. But i guess the decision is more complicated than that, individually