Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 1 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Malachi Nelson, USC quarterback commit, has recently started looking at other colleges. In a just posted FishDuck Feed article, he has signed on with Klutch Sports, the agency run by LeBron James' agent, Rich Paul, according to a report from ESPN. I think this is the start of another trend for college athletes to gain big NIL deals. When one does it, others will follow. To me, this is another thing NOT to like about college sports. How does this make you feel? Are you angry this is taking place or are you ok with it? Click on URL link to see article to read article. (Sorry, hyperlink wouldn't work) https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/article264645709.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 2 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Good gosh...an agent to negotiate NIL deals? Yikes. Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathis No. 3 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Yep, let college football devolve into two separate leagues: Semi-pro and Traditional. I'll hope Oregon stays in the Traditional League so I can stay interested... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Author Moderator No. 4 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I was just thinking, isn't there a rule that once a college athlete hires an agent, they are no longer able to play college ball?...At that point they are considered pro? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathis No. 5 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I dug this up from last year, although it's from the NFLPA side of things... NFLPA permits NFL agents to represent college football players in NIL marketing agreements, per reports - CBSSports.com WWW.CBSSPORTS.COM These deals would be separate from NFL contracts 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Author Moderator No. 6 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 3:48 PM, Wrathis said: These deals would be separate from NFL contracts What is needed is for the NCAA to step up and get some rules or guidance in place quickly! Though "quickly" isn't really in their vocabulary, is it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Sousa No. 7 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I believe that I read when NIL first came out that a student-athlete could hire an agent. Makes sense. How is a student going to go out and find a job between school and sport? An agent, among other things, is a salesman. He goes out and finds his client business, just like a radio station has salesmen looking for businesses to advertise on their station. A local agent can knock on doors and push their clients as representatives of the business. Having a national agent seems less productive of an idea unless the student is nationally known. For example, last year's underclassman Heisman winner can promote almost anything nationally. (So can his mom... "Did you see my boy win the Heisman? That's because I fed him Campbell's Soup.") 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllOregon No. 8 Share Posted August 18, 2022 This topic fuels the need for a vomit emoji 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUCati855 Moderator No. 9 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 12:39 PM, Pennsylvania Duck said: I was just thinking, isn't there a rule that once a college athlete hires an agent, they are no longer able to play college ball?...At that point they are considered pro? I'm pretty sure there is no such thing as a rule! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Author Moderator No. 10 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 3:48 PM, Wrathis said: I dug this up from last year, although it's from the NFLPA side of things... Thanks, Wrathis. That is what I was thinking of and you're right, the rule only refers to an athlete signing an agent for NFL contracts. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 11 Share Posted August 18, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 3:09 PM, AllOregon said: This topic fuels the need for a vomit emoji We got it! 2 Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
