re: Looks like Ben Simmons agreed in principle with agent a year ago

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However, the NCAA cannot say his sister cannot go work for a company.


True, but they can say that makes Ben ineligible. If not, then agents will just hire family members for the "wink wink pledge to use them when your turn pro" and funnel money to the player that way.

Think about it for football where players have to stay for 3 years. High profile players family members being hired by agents. What is an agent is also a booster of a school?

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Think about the winding road your going down here...the NCAA cannot just start making every player who has a family member working at or for a sports agent ineligible.