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Arkansas’ Sam Pittman Signs With CAA

Arkansas Razorbacks head football coach Sam Pittman, who is in his second season at the helm, has signed with CAA Sports’ Jimmy Sexton for representation. Sports Business Journal’s Liz Mullen was first to report the move. Coming off a regular season in which he won eight games, the most in program history since 2015, it […]

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Major League Baseball Locks Out Players For First Time Since 1990

For the first time since 1990, Major League Baseball (MLB) has locked out its players after management and the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) could not come to an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The previous CBA expired last night at 11:59 PM EST. Prior to 1990, the MLB locked out its players […]

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Las Vegas Raiders Tight End Darren Waller Signs With New Agency

Since Klutch Sports created its football division in 2019, they have made quite a bit of noise within the industry, hiring prominent agents Damarius Bilbo and Nicole Lynn to lead the division, both of whom brought prominent players with them from their previous agencies. Klutch took another step to making even more noise within the […]

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Day Two NFL Draft Agent Recap: Athletes First Leads The Way

Day 2 of the 2021 NFL Draft is in the books, and the top-tier agencies continued to see plenty of their clients selected whereas some of the smaller agencies finally got on the board for the first time.  Athletes First turned in an impressive round 1 with eight clients selected and the agency continued that […]

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University of Cincinnati Hires Wes Miller As Next Head Basketball Coach, Big Business Of College Athletics On Full Display

After a tumultuous ending to the tenure of University of Cincinnati head basketball coach John Brannen, Cincinnati has reportedly hired Wes Miller, formerly of UNC Greensboro, as its next head coach. Miller, 38, is coming off his second NCAA Tournament appearance in three seasons with the Spartans and accumulated a .578 winning percentage (185-135) in […]

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Wasserman Finalizes 2021 NFL Draft Class

Roughly one month before the 2021 NFL Draft gets underway, Wasserman has solidified its group of 11 draft prospects, per a release from the company.  The 11 prospects will be represented by Doug Hendrickson, Chafie Fields, CJ Laboy, Mike Swenson, and Richard Irvin.  RB Najee Harris, Alabama 2020 accolades include: Doak Walker winner (best RB […]

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Rosenhaus Sports Signs 2021 NFL Draft Prospect Frank Darby

Given that the 2020 college football season does not count toward a player’s eligibility, meaning fourth- or fifth-year seniors are able to return for the 2021 season, several players are deciding against returning and opting to declare for the 2021 NFL Draft instead. Wide receiver Frank Darby is one of those players opting for greener […]

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Former Washington Huskies Defensive Star Signs With Wasserman

After the Washington Huskies were unable to play in the Pac-12 championship game due to a number of positive COVID-19 tests and, thereafter, declined to play in a bowl game, versatile defensive playmaker Elijah Molden’s college career came to a close. On Wednesday, Molden took the first step in his professional football career and signed […]

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Octagon Names New Co-Managing Director of Basketball

In 2015, I attended the “Sports Agent School” conference in Chicago, Illinois, which was a behind-the-scenes look at the NBA sports agent industry. The conference, hosted by ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla, featured a handful of former and current NBA agents and executives as panelists. One of them was Giannis Antetokounmpo’s agent. What stuck with me, among […]

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Former Louisville WR Signs With Rosenhaus Sports

Rosenhaus Sports, headed by super agent Drew Rosenhaus, has secured former University of Louisville wide receiver Tutu Atwell for representation. Liz Mullen of the Sports Business Journal first reported the news.  Atwell announced earlier this week that he was declaring for the 2021 NFL Draft, but he made it a point of emphasis that he […]