Agents & Advisors

Adherence with NCAA and State legislation as it relates to agents and advisors is of immense importance to LSU and its Athletics Department. We respectfully request your cooperation when it comes to NCAA regulations, LSU policies and Louisiana State laws governing agent and advisor interactions.

In order to protect our student-athletes and the University from potential NCAA violations, athletics department policy requires all agents and advisors to register with the Compliance Office. Further, Louisiana State law requires agents to register with the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General (LAG).

In accordance with Louisiana State law, a student-athlete or his/her parents (or legal guardians) may contact an agent to discuss potential future representation or to schedule an on-campus meeting, provided the agent has properly registered with LSU, the Office of the Louisiana Attorney General (LAG) and the appropriate players association (e.g., NFLPA, WNBPA). Before meeting/speaking with the student-athlete, the agent must provide at least seven (7) days advance notice to the Athletics Director and Head Coach (State of Louisiana RS 4:424).

A student-athlete may not agree verbally or in writing to be represented by an athlete agent in the present or in the future for the purpose of marketing the student-athlete's ability or reputation. If you enter into such an agreement, you are ineligible for intercollegiate athletics competition.

Further, a student-athlete may not accept transportation or other benefits from an athlete agent. As a student-athlete, this prohibition applies to you as well as your relatives and/or friends. The term "agent" includes but is not limited to actual agents, runners (individuals who befriend student-athletes and frequently distribute impermissible benefits),  financial advisors, certified contract advisors, marketing representatives, brand managers or anyone who is employed or associated with such persons.

It is not a violation of NCAA rules if a student-athlete merely talks to an agent (as long as an agreement for agent representation is not established) or socializes with an agent. For example, a student-athlete may go to dinner with an agent and no NCAA violations would result as long as the student-athlete provides their own transportation, pays for their own meal and does not agree (verbally or in writing) for an agent to represent the student-athlete in future contract negotiations for professional sports.  

To learn more about agents and advisors, click HERE. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Compliance Office at angelablack@lsu.edu.