Earlier this week, Andy Katz of ESPN wrote about a subject that I have covered many times on this blog: the proliferation of runners in the college basketball community. The main subject of the article was Blake Griffin, who every analyst and self-proclaimed analyst has being picked by whatever team ends up with the #1 […]
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Education Is The Answer
As you probably noticed from the absence of regular posting on my behalf earlier last week and my mentioning of it in the previous Friday Wrap-Up, I was in Key West for a part of last week enjoying the sun and Duval St. Upon my return, I was greeted by multiple emails about a story […]
In 2006, the NFLPA banned certified agents from contacting underclassmen until they had finished their junior year. This was largely in response to the reports that Reggie Bush, then star running back for USC, had received illegal benefits during his junior season. But it now seems that the players’ union may repeal or alter this […]
The conundrum that is where highly-touted basketball recruit Lance Stephenson will play his college ball may be solved as easily as looking at the shoes he wears, as first reported by SNY.tv’s Adam Zagoria here. Stephenson, a guard for Lincoln High School in Brooklyn, which is known for producing stars such as Stephon Marbury and Sebastian Telfair, is […]
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6th Grade Quarterback Being Recruited
When you hear stories about guys like Billy Butler, you start to wonder about the Current State of College Recruiting. Is a guy like Butler altruistically putting aside his own profit-making plans to help high school kids make good decisions about where to play collegiate football, or is it all a plot to add some […]
Nebraska may soon become the thirty-seventh state to adopt the Uniform Athlete Agent Act (UAAA). New Jersey also has UAAA legislation waiting to be accepted or rejected in its House. Only four of the twelve remaining states have any athlete-agent laws on their books, leaving eight states without any agent registration requirements. The UAAA has […]
An Opinion and Judgment Entry has been released by Judge Tygh M. Tone in the Common Pleas Court of Erie County, Ohio. The case: Andrew A. Oliver vs. National Collegiate Athletic Association, et al. If the name Andy Oliver does not mean anything to you, take a quick walk through the posts that have been […]
Wednesday was College Football National Signing Day. On Tuesday, we took an in-depth look at the National Letter of Intent (NLI). Now, let’s examine some other developments in recruiting college athletes and why we should all be concerned with the direction that recruiting is heading. I have received quite a few tips about this New […]
National signing day for football is quickly approaching. Most top high school players will sign the National Letter of Intent (NLI), a voluntary program now administered by the NCAA, without question. Marc Isenberg has been arguing that the NLI should either be abolished or rewritten and has put together a piece for SportsAgentBlog.com, seen below. […]
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Savage Jr. Pleads Not Guilty
Raymond Savage Jr., who was arrested and taken into custody for allegedly having a part in the illegal contact of former University of Alabama wide-receiver, Tyrone Prothro, has pleaded not guilty to both charges for which he has been accused. The pre-trial hearing is scheduled for March 16.