Hill: Local high school athletes are chasing NIL deals. Who’s protecting them?
Lausanne’s Lawrence Britt is a 4-star wide receiver who has committed to Missouri. (Wes Hale/Special to the Daily Memphian)
For parents of high school athletes, helping their children navigate the college recruiting process has long been part of the job.
There are schools to evaluate, coaches to talk to and decisions to make about where a young player might have the best chance to succeed. Parents have long played a role in those conversations, trying to make sense of a whirlwind that can shape their child’s future.
But the stakes have changed. So has the kind of help families need.
Now, they face a new question: Does their child need an agent?
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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