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Power Five’s Agent Vote A Win For Baseball

Long-time NCAA Director of Baseball Dennis Poppe always said it best when it comes to the agent-player relationship and the rules surrounding it: “I think we’re all fans of solutions that make sense. I know if I was a parent of a drafted player, I’d want to have access to the best information possible.”

Though the rule will not apply to players currently in college — that could be coming down the pike — the Power Five conferences voted Friday at the NCAA convention in San Antonio to allow drafted high school players to have an agent negotiate on their behalf[…]