If they sign a contract, they could withhold a portion of their compensation pending the completion of the season. I would assume they would lose this if they missed the bowl game.I guess I don't understand what they think can stop a student athlete from just quitting? If they don't want to play in a bowl game, I don't know how you make them do it. What does the athlete care if they break the contract since he only had the one bowl game left before he went to the NFL?