WXIN/WTTV – Sports agents have to follow certain rules when they reach out to student athletes. Parents and athletes should make sure those rules are being followed before signing any type of contract ...

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it is launching an inquiry into the agents of college athletes, aiming to kick off a consumer-protection crackdown to prevent ...

AS CASH HAS flooded college and high school athletic recruiting through NIL deals and direct payments from schools, the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission is asking 20 universities with Division I sports programs whether agents working with their athletes are following a federal law tied to sports-agent ...

The Federal Trade Commission is launching a formal inquiry into agents who represent college athletes, the agency announced Monday. The FTC has sent letters to 20 NCAA Division I schools asking ...

The FTC is actively enforcing SPARTA for the first time, exposing athlete agents to significant civil penalties for even technical noncompliance in the NIL era. Universities are being asked to produce ...

February 09, 2026 - Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters of inquiry to 20 colleges and universities seeking information about student-athletes’ agents’ compliance with the ...