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    http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=5421033

    “Agent/Advisor Discussion: The cabinet began initial discussions regarding current agent and advisor legislations. The staff provided the group background information related to current issues and trends involving prospective and current student-athletes’ use of agents and advisors.”

    Translation courtesy of the NCAA Speak to English dictionary: The NCAA is considering ways to perhaps allow its athletes to have agents.

    The NCAA would like its student-athletes to receive better advice. Will agents be a part of the equation?
    “This is on our radar screen and we’re in the information-gathering stage,” said Baylor law professor and faculty athletics representative Mike Rogers, chair of the Amateurism Cabinet. “One of our overriding concerns is getting accurate and non-biased information to get meaningful decisions. We’re going to be wide open to suggestions.”

    While Rogers cautioned that this is just the beginning of the process and that he expects plenty of input and reaction, he also added: “I think there’s a good chance that there will be some legislative proposals in next year’s cycle. I think that’s a reasonable goal.”

    In a written statement Thursday, NCAA interim president Jim Isch said the organization is looking into “how advisors might assist in providing information to student-athletes who are weighing their options.”

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