But that's not skipping college.
If a guy is talented and strong willed enough to make it professionally, he's better off becoming a pro as soon as possible, instead of wasting years in college.
There isn't a single place in Earth, except for the US, where players are forced to go to college when they are good enough to become pros. It just makes no sense at all. Messi was already one of the greatest players on Earth by age 18. Do you imagine him having to waste 3 or 4 years in college before turning pro? It would have cost him millions of dollars and tons of accomplishments.