A Basic Explanation

10/6/10
For those who are unfamiliar with the topic of agents in college football, here is a basic way to look at it. You have a young, talented athlete who is offered a scholarship to play football at the collegiate level. While at college, he enjoys the attention of being on the team and dreams of being drafted into the NFL one day, where he will make millions playing the game that he loves. His hard work and determination play out on the field, and agents begin to take notice. Before long, a flock of these agents begin to swarm the player, offering him lavish material incentives so that he will sign with them. They want to be the one to represent him when he declares for the NFL draft, and they will do anything to be the player's number one choice. They fill the athlete's head with all sorts of ideas and basically throw free money at them, hoping to entice them. The young man feels untouchable, larger than life. "I won't get caught," he tells himself. But, all the bragging will eventually catch up with him. The NCAA will catch word of rule infractions and begin their investigation. The player eventually gets caught and he will be forced to pay back the expenses he accepted and his school is heavily reprimanded. The agent? He gets by without a scratch. He slips through the cracks and targets his next prey.