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I found this part interesting...

For every Anthony Wallace, there?s a Tajh Boyd. Flenory got to know the 5 star QB out of Virginia very well while working at Scout. After Flenory posted on Oregon message boards that Boyd was a lock to the Ducks, a few days later he commited to Clemson, admitting somewhat innocently at the press conference he had no idea where he was going until ten minutes before the announcement, when presumably a call came in. It?s not unlike an NFL agent calling his client from the draft to tell him what team he?ll be playing for. The tangible difference is 3-4 zero?s on the check. And that?s one Flenory certainly didn?t collect on. But someone tied to Clemson likely did.
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only because OSU was the other name in those conversations.
 
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Wow. the implication of that story would radically shift the balance of College football as we know it.
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Why?? This is not that new, it may be organized and more talent coming together in groups but this has gone on for years. Someone looking to get a cut. Plus as the article pointed out the NCAA on purpose chooses not to look under the covers.

The sick part, Taking 2,000 from an agent is less of on offense then selling personal items.....
 
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Sports agency IMG diving headfirst into high school football, recruiting


You're probably asking the obvious questions. Seven-on-seven is the newest recruiting and NCAA compliance battleground. The SEC just banned non-scholastic seven-on-seven events from its campuses last week. Tryouts, practices and events teem with street agents. Now a company best known for employing actual agents is starting its own tournament and its own full-contact team?

Yes and yes.
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The conflicts of interest are staggering. It's par for the course for college athletics and football in particular though.
 
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