NCAA talking to agents about improper benefits
The NCAA is currently talking to player agents about college athletes receiving improper benefits from agents around the country.
The NCAA is trying several approaches to stop college athletes from receiving improper benefits from player agents. The college sports governing body is attempting to solve the dilemma after a season in which the Bowl Championship Series has been inundated
with investigations and suspensions.
The NCAA attempted to try and convince the National Football League to punish players who have been suspended in college once they have reached the NFL, by either suspending them for part of their rookie season or issuing a fine. However, the NFL Players
Association is opposed to the idea and seems to be forcing the NFL’s hand away from the concept.
Therefore the NCAA is currently talking to sports agents in the hopes they will be able to find a way they can better prevent players from receiving benefits before they have signed with an agency.
At this point the rule states that a player is not allowed to receive any gifts or loans from an agent until he has signed with the agency and has informed the university’s athletic director of the arrangement.
Unfortunately, the college governing body has had a great deal of trouble enforcing the rule, which has resulted in several investigations, specifically in college football and the BSC’s Southeastern conference, where a number of players have been forced
to miss games this year for breaking the rule.
At the University of North Carolina 13 players missed the first game of the season because of eligibility issues, three of which have been suspended for the entire season.
However, with so many college athletes in so many different sports it is very difficult for the NCAA to keep up with all the goings on around the country and therefore the issue will persist until they are able to find a better deterrent than possible investigation.
The NCAA is hoping that getting the sports agents on side will help to quell the problem for the time being.
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