Right now, can LSU football GM talk with agents to gauge if a player is considerering

If I understand the "rule" correctly...nobody is supposed to talk to a player until they enter their name in the portal, but I think we all know that there are ways around all this. How "legal" it is, who knows.

But, to answer your question, I don't think anyone is supposed to talk to anyone right now. Even if they plan on entering.

Now, can a friend of a friend talk to someone the kid knows...

My question is: is it legal right now for the GM to talk to the player’s agent ?-not the players, themselves

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No, nobody is supposed to have contact with the player or the agent.

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Which is something the agents typically ignore. I can't speak to football, though I assume it's prevalent. But in baseball, agents are shopping guys all the time.

It's where a lot of the tampering talk comes from. There are some coaches/programs that tamper, but a lot of times it's agents contacting coaches first.

According to the rules, a university cannot have contact with a player's agent or representative before the student-athlete has officially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.

• Prohibited Contact: According to USCHO reporting on NCAA compliance memos, "communications of any kind" are strictly banned with student-athletes at other schools or any representatives of their interests—including agents—before the athlete enters the portal.

• Rules Violations: If a coach or school representative (including boosters) talks to an agent or expresses interest in a player before they enter the portal, it is considered an NCAA recruiting/tampering violation.

Agent or players can inquire but:

• One-Way Inquiries: While agents or players may occasionally reach out or test the waters, coaches and staff are legally prohibited from responding or engaging in those discussions prior to portal entry.

But I suspect it happens.

If anyone doesn’t think GMs and players reps aren’t engaged in conversations all season long you are naïve.Every player not happy about Playing time or their relationship with their coaches has talked to his rep about finding a new team.The GMs are constantly fielding calls.If you ain’t cheating you ain’t trying.

Agents?

Pay to play?