Players With New Agent: Niblett, Owens, Vasek

[Michelle Lynn]

Signing with a new agency is usually viewed as a posturing position. These 3 Longhorns signed with the same agency this season:

Trey Owens - publicly signed* 10/12

Ryan Niblett - publicly signed* 11/12

Colton Vaskek - publicly signed* 11/28 

**publicly signed with agency meaning they could have been with them before, but it was not posted until listed date  

Niblett getting new representation makes sense and it doesn't necessarily mean he is leaving. But he will likely be looking for more money/opportunity (as he should). The other 2 I would say are gone. 

Agency IG: @liftsportsmanagement

This is neither a good nor bad thing btw. All of these guys should have agents. 
 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPuHzUJATcK/?igsh=emxiM3diMHR5c3pt
 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ-b1TPEQL-/?igsh=d3NwY3Rqcm1mOXRm

https://www.instagram.com/p/DRqLM5lEjaT/?igsh=c2FoN21yNHB6djU5

 

[Bobby Burton]

Good info. Thanks for sharing.

I'd caution against blanket statements, however.

They actually shouldn't have agents if the agents are going to take 15% of rev share. At that point, I'd shop myself and just hire a contract attorney to review and advise for about $1-2k instead of the $15k+ an agent might want.

[Burnt Orange Horn]

Agents are like leaches, very difficult to rid oneself of them when they serve no purpose.

 

[Michelle Lynn]

12 minutes ago, Bobby Burton said:

Good info. Thanks for sharing.

I'd caution against blanket statements, however.

They actually shouldn't have agents if the agents are going to take 15% of rev share. At that point, I'd shop myself and just hire a contract attorney to review and advise for about $1-2k instead of the $15k+ an agent might want.

Good call on that. I suppose I mean someone in their corner advising them. Hopefully this agency is trustworthy for them. 

[Michelle Lynn]

7 minutes ago, Burnt Orange Horn said:

Agents are like leaches, very difficult to rid oneself of them when they serve no purpose.

 

 A bad agent for sure is a leach. A better way for me to phrase it would have been “all players should have someone in their corner advising them”. It’s become very complicated with NIL.