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United Football League Player Contract Update

Update (7:18 a.m. 4/14/2011): Very late last night, the UFL scrapped the reserve list idea.  However, teams had spent the last 2 days putting together such lists under the assumption that they would become effective today.  In any case, it will not become a reality…at least for the meantime. Update (5:17 p.m. 4/14/2011): The UFL […]

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Joey Rodriguez Signs With ASM Sports For Representation

Joey Rodriguez was a big part of Virginia Commonwealth’s deep run in the NCAA Tournament.  While my eye was on Jamie Skeen in my VCU Agent Selection Scenarios post, that same post did note than only 2 solid players have come out of VCU in recent years.  Larry Sanders selected Happy Walters of Rogue Sports […]

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Julyan Stone Hires Giovanni Funiciello For Representation

For a guard, Julyan Stone, has major issues shooting free throws (56.1% FT% in his senior season), but the University of Texas El Paso senior has shown progress in almost every other category over his collegiate career.  Over-sized for his position, at 6’7, Julyan averaged 7.5 rebounds per game in 2010-11, but he also managed to […]

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What Now? Spring Signing Time

The Portsmouth Invitational (basketball’s version of the “Senior Bowl”) just finished.  The craziness of the basketball world will be at an all time high this week. The players that we have worked over the last two weeks (Corey Stokes, Alex Tyus, and Julyan Stone) all had above average showings for their positions.  All three players chose their […]

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NCAA May Alter Its Definition Of “Agent”

The 2010-11 NCAA Division I Manual became effective as of August 1, 2010.  Throughout the year, NCAA administrators have reviewed the rules and regulations embodied within the Manual and will revise where appropriate for a new Manual, which will likely be published on August 1, 2011.  A bylaw that will earn a significant area of […]