Quotes about the money Colt gave up to return for his senior year

About declining to enter the NFL and instead return to UH for his senior season, Colt said:
"You have to do what you have to do. This is what I want to do." (HA)

HA Note: "Several NFL scouts told Brennan he would have been one of the top three quarterbacks in the 2007 draft, behind Louisiana State's JaMarcus Russell and Notre Dame's Brady Quinn. UH head coach June Jones said Brennan would have been selected between the 10th and 20th pick in the first round. Matt Leinart, Brennan's high-school teammate, was the 10th pick in last year's draft. He signed a six-year contract worth up to $51 million."

About the money that Colt gave up, JJ said:
"Colt probably turned down about $25 million. It's a lot of money. It's a huge sacrifice." (HA)

Colt's girlfriend Shakti Stream said that the money:
"could buy you your own island. But it can't buy you the experience of Hawai'i. Hawai'i's really changed him. He's really adapted to the culture and the people. He honestly fell in love with everything about Hawai'i. That has a lot to do with why he's coming back." (HA)

About Colt coming back for his senior season, Jason Rivers said:
"It's a delayed New Year's present. We're his friends first and teammates after that, and we would have supported him no matter what. But I'm so happy he made this decision." (HA)