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The decisions by LSUs Leonard Fournette and Stanfords Christian McCaffrey to bypass postseason games as they prepare for the NFL could be a jolt to the bowl business.Is it a sign of things to come? asked Arthur Weiss, an agent based in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. I would think that its too early to say for sure, but when you factor in the type of financial considerations that these top-ranked players are facing, it may well be headed in that direction.McCaffrey, the 2015 Heisman Trophy runner-up, announced Monday he wouldnt play in the Dec. 30 Sun Bowl between No. 16 Stanford and North Carolina so I can begin my draft prep immediately. Three days earlier, Fournette said he would miss No. 19 LSUs Citrus Bowl matchup with No. 15 Louisville on Dec. 31 to rest an injured ankle.The two running backs are regarded as potential first-round draft picks, with Fournette expected to be among the first players picked.Their decisions garnered so much attention Monday that Texas A&M junior defensive end Myles Garrett released a statement through the university saying he would play in the Texas Bowl against Kansas State. Garrett hasnt announced whether he plans to turn pro after this season, but he is considered a potential No. 1 overall pick.Bowl officials have taken the news in stride, at least publicly.Steve Hogan, the executive director of the Citrus Bowl and Russell Athletic Bowl, said he was aware at the time LSU received a Citrus invitation of the possibility Fournettes ankle might prevent him from playing.I hope its not a trend, Sun Bowl executive director Bernie Olivas said. As far as Christian, Im not speaking for him, but I know where hes coming from, especially based on the fact hed been injured this year already and didnt want to risk reinjuring.Last season, Notre Dame linebacker Jaylon Smith tore two knee ligaments in a Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio State, and has not played since.Smith was projected as a potential top-five pick before his injury, and instead went to the Dallas Cowboys in the second round with the 34th overall pick in the draft. The difference in guaranteed contract money is about $19 million.Wright Waters, the executive director of the Football Bowl Association, said he understands if an injury prevents a star player from performing in a bowl game.If we have someone who is just pulling out of the game ... and theyre just saying, `I might get hurt, and they dont have any problem, yeah, Ive got a problem with that, Waters said. And I think thats in some cases kind of narrow-sighted, because they might have the opportunity to enhance their (stock).North Carolina junior defensive tackle Naz Jones will forgo his senior season to enter the draft and will play in the Sun Bowl.I still have things that I can put on film, Jones said. Yeah, Im not in that category to sit out a game like that.Pittsburgh junior running back James Conner redshirted the 2015 season as he recovered from a knee injury and battled cancer. Conner said he never considered missing the 22nd-ranked Panthers Dec. 28 Pinstripe Bowl matchup with Northwestern.I just feel like Im going to take advantage of it really, showing the scouts Im back to my normal self and that I can compete at a high level after everything Ive been through, Conner said.McCaffreys Stanford teammates Trenton Irwin and Solomon Thomas sent out tweets supporting him Monday. Dallas Cowboys rookie running back and former Ohio State star Ezekiel Elliott tweeted: I would do anything to play one more time with my brothers in that scarlet and gray.Elliott bypassed his senior season to enter the draft. He added in separate tweets: there is a difference between not coming back for your last year and not finishing your last season.Arkansas coach Bret Bielema said he understands getting upset about a player bailing out on his team, but there is more to it.Youve got to let go of the moment and look at the big picture, which I think is really, really big in moments like this, Bielema said. These kids now have not only the next six months that could shape their future, but when youre paying the money that some of these people are getting, youre talking about the next 40 years of their life, their childrens lives and everybody can be affected by this.The stakes are higher than ever for players looking at professional careers.Its as simple as this, Weiss said. 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The NHL arena will include an attached 4,000-seat multi-sport arena that would be used for Coyotes practices as well as by ASU athletics and youth hockey teams.The Coyotes agreement with developer Catellus Development Corp. sets a June 30 deadline for creating the overall budget, design and operational plan for developing the arena.Coyotes majority owner Andrew Barroway said the arena will cost around $400 million, with the team picking up about half the cost. The other half will be through public-private funding, according to LeBlanc.Lets be realistic here: These types of arenas dont happen without some kind of public-private partnership, LeBlanc said. Its an absolute requirement, but the world has shifted where teams would look for the entire bill to be covered by a governmental agency, you see a shift toward the middle of the spectrum.The Coyotes shared an arena with the NBAs Phoenix Suns after moving from Winnipeg in 1996 and moved to the Phoenix suburb of Glendale in 2003. The team had other options at the time, including Scottsdale, but the area where they are now was expected to be the growth area in Phoenix, so the franchise went with Glendale.The Coyotes time in Glendale has been tumultuous, starting with former owner Jerry Moyes taking the team into bankruptcy in 2009, leading to the franchise being operated by the NHL for four years.ddddddddddddThe Coyotes signed a 15-year, $225 million arena lease deal with the city of Glendale in 2013, but the City Council voted to terminate the lease last year. The sides agreed to a restructured lease agreement last July to keep the team in Glendale for two more seasons. The team has a lease option for next season and LeBlanc said the team is already working on extending it.Arizona had considered sites in downtown Phoenix, Scottsdale and Tempe before LeBlanc announced in June that the team had selected a then-unnamed site for its new home.One of the drawbacks of having the arena on the west side of town was that it was too difficult for fans on the east side to get to games, particularly during rush-hour traffic for weekday games.The new site will put the Coyotes on the more-populous east side of the Valley of the Sun and, they hope, lead to bigger crowds. The Coyotes annually have among the NHLs lowest attendance figures.Any business that you run, you want to make sure youre close as possible to the majority of your customers, LeBlanc said. Its just a simple, empirical fact that the majority of the people are on the east side. Thats not to say anything negative about our friends here on the west side, its just a fact that the vast majority are on the east side.The Coyotes hope to have construction begin by the end of next summer and have the arena ready for play by the 2019-20 season. There are still a few hurdles to cross -- namely the public funding side of the equation -- but Monday was a big step toward the Coyotes finding a permanent home.Its a long road to get here, but everything looks great for the Coyotes, Barroway said. For staying in Arizona. Were going to be in a place we think is the ideal location. Were going to build a world-class facility we believe our fans will be excited about and want to come to. ' ' '