For the past 48 hours, I have been debating whether or not I should actually make this post. Then, after talking to a few people, they woke me up and made me realize that I actually had absolutely no choice. If I did not write this post, I would be going against what this site […]
Category: Recruiting
Eligibility issues for John Wall. I didn’t see that one coming. Oh wait, yeah I did. To refresh your memory, Brian Clifton was Wall’s AAU coach and was also a formerly registered agent. As far as we know, Brian Clifton never gave anything of significant monetary value to Wall, so Wall should be in the […]
Darren and I were chatting last week and we realized that it’s been some time since I had posted anything on the site, so I wanted to remedy that with this new article. This article is posted in the hope that it provides athletes with a way to more accurately assess the skills of an […]
It has been a while since I last wrote a post over at Lewis Howes’ SportsNetworker.com, but my most recent piece should be one that you all enjoy reading. The title is 8 Ways Agents Should Research Athletes Before They Sign Them, and I list 8 nonexclusive methods, with short descriptions for each one. Yes, […]
The recent string of lawsuits arising over NCAA player licensing has raised significant questions about the nature of what it means to be a college athlete, and furthermore, what it means to be an amateur athlete. The pending decisions have the potential to reshape the landscape of college sports and the definition of the word […]
This is the second post in Scott Deady’s new column: Rookie Duties. The aim is to provide a glimpse into the day-to-day life of an agent breaking into the industry. Enjoy this week’s entry. To read last week’s post, click here. For the first time since I was 5 years old, I’m not enrolled in […]
The NCAA’s agenda in certain situations involving schools and athletes is certainly questionable. Grassroots basketball enthusiast Sonny Vaccaro made some interesting points recently in an interview with Henry Abbot here. On the topic of Derrick Rose and the wins vacated from Memphis, it is possible the NCAA came down hard on the Tigers because the […]
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Mini Man City
While everyone has been focusing on the large amounts of money Manchester City has been splashing for players like Gareth Barry, Carlos Tevez and now Joleon Lescott, there is a club with the same ambitions operating 3 leagues below them. Notts County FC, the oldest league club in the world and currently competing in League […]
With Malcolm Jenkins coming to an agreement with the New Orleans Saints late Sunday night, the holdout party of 7 dropped to a smaller table of 6. Those remaining unsigned, along with their representation are listed below: Aaron Curry, LB, Seattle Seahawks (4th overall pick) – Octagon Andre Smith, T, Cincinnati Bengals (6th overall pick) […]
Marc Isenberg, author of Money Players (a fantastic read), wrote a piece last week that discussed summer basketball tournament organizers’ power over NCAA basketball coaches. The organizers not only make nice profits from the tournaments they host, but also from selling contact information of players who enroll to play. Contact information is valuable information, especially […]