He was captain of the football team and ranked second in his class academically, Alex chose to attend Yale University on an academic scholarship. He played on Yale's varsity football team, but a physical argument with a young associate professor got Kroll expelled during his sophomore year.
Alex, a student who excelled both athletically and academically, was captain of the football team and ranked second in his class.  He attended Yale University on an academic scholarship and played for the varsity football team but was expelled due to a physical altercation with a professor during his sophomore year.