Post Route and Out Route are football student-athletes at Ocean State University. Based on the below scenarios which, if either, would have eligibility issues regarding their interaction with an agent?
Post Route met with an agent on campus while preparing for a bowl game. The agent indicated he would like to represent Post once his eligibility has exhausted. Post liked what the agent had to say and was impressed with his client list. Consequently, Post verbally agreed to have this agent represent him once he returned to campus after the bowl game.
Out Route met with an agent on campus while preparing for a bowl game. The agent indicated that although he was very impressed with Out’s athletic ability, he only represents professional basketball players. He gave Out 2 concert tickets and wished him luck with the football career.
- Both Post and Out would be ineligible
- Neither student-athlete would lose eligibility
- Post would be ineligible
- Out would be ineligible
The answer is 1. NCAA Bylaw 12.3.1.1 states that an individual shall be ineligible per Bylaw 12.3.1 if he or she enters into a verbal or written agreement with an agent for representation in future professional sports negotiations that are to take place after the individual has completed his or her eligibility in that sport.
NCAA Bylaw 12.3.1.2 states that an individual shall be ineligible per Bylaw 12.3.1 if he or she (or his or her relatives or friends) accepts transportation or other benefits from: (Revised: 1/14/97)
(a) Any person who represents any individual in the marketing of his or her athletics ability. The receipt of such expenses constitutes compensation based on athletics skill and is an extra benefit not available to the student body in general; or
(b) An agent, even if the agent has indicated that he or she has no interest in representing the student-athlete in the marketing of his or her athletics ability or reputation and does not represent individuals in the student-athlete’s sport. (Adopted: 1/14/97)
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