Solutions to correct college football’s agent crisis
Article By mflorio.tsn on 23rd July, 2010
When reports emerged in the days preceding that 2006 draft that would-be marketing agents had provided USC running back Reggie Bush's family with rent-free housing, no one could have imagined that the case eventually would threaten to revolutionize the manner in which we think about amateur athletes who earn millions for American universities, with the vast majority of the money never being paid to any of them.
Reggie Bush was awarded the Heisman Trophy on Dec. 10, 2005. More than four years after the fact, following a dreadfully slow NCAA investigation hampered by the fact the organization has no ability to issue subpoenas for testimony or documents, the NCAA has concluded that Bush did indeed receive money, and the NCAA apparently has decided to embark on a more aggressive effort to smoke out situations in which would-be agents and financial advisers have funneled money or other benefits to players with remaining eligibility.
So what changes should be made going forward? Let's consider the possibilities from the perspective of the various players in this sordid tale.
The agents The obvious targets for punishment are the people who attempt to recruit future NFL players by giving them something now that their schools won't — money. Whether it's contract agents, marketing agents, financial advisers, or the "runners" who deliver the clients to the professionals, these folks are jeopardizing the ability of the players to continue to hone their skills at the college level, and they're also potentially undermining the ability of many more current and future players with that same program to make the most out of their talents via the loss of scholarships and/or eligibility for bowl games.
The players Far too often, tales emerge from major college programs of players and family members who perpetually have their hands out, looking from money for anyone who's willing to give it up.
Though the ...
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Reggie Bush was awarded the Heisman Trophy on Dec. 10, 2005. More than four years after the fact, following a dreadfully slow NCAA investigation hampered by the fact the organization has no ability to issue subpoenas for testimony or documents, the NCAA has concluded that Bush did indeed receive money, and the NCAA apparently has decided to embark on a more aggressive effort to smoke out situations in which would-be agents and financial advisers have funneled money or other benefits to players with remaining eligibility.
So what changes should be made going forward? Let's consider the possibilities from the perspective of the various players in this sordid tale.
The agents The obvious targets for punishment are the people who attempt to recruit future NFL players by giving them something now that their schools won't — money. Whether it's contract agents, marketing agents, financial advisers, or the "runners" who deliver the clients to the professionals, these folks are jeopardizing the ability of the players to continue to hone their skills at the college level, and they're also potentially undermining the ability of many more current and future players with that same program to make the most out of their talents via the loss of scholarships and/or eligibility for bowl games.
The players Far too often, tales emerge from major college programs of players and family members who perpetually have their hands out, looking from money for anyone who's willing to give it up.
Though the ...
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