John Swofford, with his history as a player and later athletics director at North Carolina and now the commissioner of the ACC, has a long perspective on issues with college athletics. Given that, I asked him Sunday, at the ACC Football Kickoff in Greensboro, if the problems with rogue agents were more pronounced now than in the past.<\/p>\n
\u201dI suggest it has some because of the dollars at the next level in the NFL and NBA. That\u2019s a part of it,\u201d Swofford said. \u201cI think it\u2019s also being paid more attention as a whole, and that\u2019s good.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the issue is clearly one of concern to Swofford, who gave a lengthy answer in front of hundreds of reporters. In particular, Swofford addressed what could be done to improve the issue.<\/p>\n
First, he said, the players associations for the NFL and NBA need to be involved. Those are the institutions that govern the players \u2013 and agents.<\/p>\n
Second, he said, the NCAA needs to review the rules it has in place and consider beefing up its small enforcement staff. <\/p>\n
Third, the 38 states that have statutes limiting agents like, North Carolina, should aggressively enforce those laws. <\/p>\n
\u201cI applaud the investigation that the secretary of state in North Carolina, Elaine Marshall, has undertaken,\u201d Swofford said. \u201cI think that\u2019s a big plus. I\u2019d like to see more of that.\u201d But he said the punishments should be much more than mere fines like $25,000, he said.<\/p>\n
As for the conference\u2019s role, the league helps educate players and coaches on what\u2019s allowed, but Swofford said knowing the rules is really not the problem.
\u201cI think an athlete knows what\u2019s acceptable and what\u2019s not,\u201d Swofford said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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