Eh. That was 15 years ago. She admitted they were both looking around at others in college. Sounds like he may have done some outside smashing as well.
Not a big deal, IMO.
And some local community colleges have programs with their local public school districts to help with tuition assistance. There are different paths to a college degree.
Illinois did in 43. They won the Big Ten, but 3 of their 5 starters enlisted in the military and the team decided not to playing either the NCAA or the more popular NIT back then.