Interesting NCAA "loophole closing" effort

[woundedknees]

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/pub ... gent+issue

"However, the Council approved a rule that broadens the definition of agents to include third-party influences, including family members, who market student-athletes’ athletics ability or reputation for personal financial gain. The rule, sponsored by the Amateurism Cabinet, would include individuals who either directly or indirectly:

Represent or attempt to represent a prospective or current student-athlete in the marketing of his or her athletics ability or reputation for financial gain; or
Seek to obtain any type of financial gain or benefit from securing a prospect’s enrollment at an institution or a student-athlete’s potential earnings as a professional athlete.
The new definition would include certified contract advisors, financial advisors, marketing representatives, brand managers or anyone who is employed by or associated with such individuals."

PaPa Newton and a few others may be chuckling...

This one may hurt the feelings of a few SEC type recruiters:

"Adopted Prop. No. 2011-43, limiting institutions to signing 25 prospective football student-athletes to the National Letter of Intent or institutional offers of financial aid annually."

[ncduck]

They'll be fine with the 25. That would give them 100 recruits over four years and allow them to drop 15 recruiting misses over that span and still hit the limit of 85.

[woundedknees]

As opposed to over-signing by 3-5 players per season... Wonder how many PSAs have wasted 1 or more seasons of eligibility being the odd man out in an over-signed class.