As I mentioned last week, this entry marks the 26th week of “Rookie Duties” and to celebrate Darren not pulling the plug on my operation thus far, I wanted to provide you with a little “Best of” edition. I’m hoping that doing so will provide a little perspective on how far things have come in […]
Tag: Recruiting
The success John Calipari has been able to attain in his first year in Lexington is impressive. No one can argue with this. He has been able to exceed expectations where expectations are rarely exceeded, and has stepped up to the pressure of being the most talked about person in the Bluegrass state. The problem […]
Back on December 2, I had a lot of good things to say about the University of Central Florida’s Compliance Office. But commentator, Jason Wolf, mentioned an interesting inconsistency. He correctly stated, The baseball calendar requires agents to be registered with the MLBPA. However, unless there have been very recent changes, the MLBPA does not […]
Yesterday was the first day of Puerto Rico Baseball League game-play. We are lucky to have two clients on Ponce, the most dominant team in the league. The players are Pete Parise and Roberto Feliciano. This weekend is a big road game for the Florida Gators. Coach Spurrier will definitely put up a fight against […]
Always a big weekend for Florida football fans, this weekend is the annual Florida/Georgia match-up in Jacksonville, FL. I will not be heading there for the game or the pre/post game festivities, but I will definitely be watching on TV. My boys better pick up their play real soon, or I fear they will get […]
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 […]
Driving down to South Florida today. I will be spending the weekend with my family before traveling back to Gainesville on Monday. En route to Gainesville, I’ll be stopping off at Barry University School of Law to give a guest speech to their student body. If you are in Orlando, come stop by. The discussion […]
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 […]