James Paxton‘s fight with the NCAA brings out everything I hate about organized sports. When it becomes all about money, power, and respect, people suffer. Those, like Paxton, who do nothing illegal, unethical, nothing out of hatred or spite, but still get punished, show the problems that may exist in organized sport. When institutions grow […]
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Andy Oliver Part II?
When I first reported on Andy Oliver back on June 2, 2008, no one had heard of him. Since then, he has made national headlines in every major paper for his lawsuit against the NCAA, which eventually was settled for$750,000. The antiquated NCAA Bylaw 12.3.2.1 was voided, only to be re-established by the settlement. It […]
The NCAA has formally approved the use of Twitter for recruiting purposes. This is definitely big news for college coaches, who will use Twitter to sent direct messages to high school recruits. But what about agents? Agents are bound by strict NCAA regulations that prohibit contact with a student athletes until a certain point of […]
Jason Peck, an enterpreneur, internet marketer, consultant, sports business blogger, and friend of mine, read about the College Sport Research Institute 2009 Conference on SportsAgentBlog.com, and decided that he would attend the event due to his close proximity to Chapel Hill and its excellent schedule of events. He wrote up a report from the first […]
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Bad News Out Of Newport News
Many college football enthusiasts remember former Alabama wide-receiver, Tyrone Prothro, for the disgusting injury he suffered against the Gators (pictured right). Jason Goggins has Prothro in his head permanently for a different reason. Goggins used to be an NFLPA agent at Savage Sports Management, who’s home base is the same as Austin Walton’s hometown (Dynasty’s […]
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Agent #721
My home state of Florida is one of the most stringent, if not the most active state, to regulate the sports agent profession. I applied for my Florida license shortly after forming Dynasty Athlete Representation as an LLC on April 7, 2007. It took until December 31, 2007 before I was formally licensed by the […]
Sticking to the theme of baseball (it is MLB Amateur Draft week, after all), could a sports agent be blamed for Oklahoma State’s downfall in this year’s College World Series? It would be too easy to just place blame for an entire team losing a game directly on an agent, but could sleaziness have gone […]