One more answer . . . Round 3
Q: I've heard in the past that schools have successfully sued Agents that have broken NCAA rules and interfered with players who are on scholarship (since the scholarship is in fact a legal contract). Can you confirm this? If Lake conspired with RB or his parents to break USC's rules (and those imposed on RB by the NCAA through USC's giving him a scholarship), could SC sue Lake for any monetary loss due to NCAA sanctions that directly cost SC money (ie, TV or post season bowl ban)? Wouldn't this go a long way to sending a message to Agents?
A: Actually, USC did this more than 10 years ago in a case involving tailback Shawn Walters. The agent paid USC $50,000 and agreed not to contact its athletes. The difference is that Lake is no longer in the sports marketing business, so he isn't likely to contact future USC athletes. And apparently the first lawsuit didn't prevent the agents or runners from getting to the athletes. Something needs to be done on campus instead of in a courtroom.
How about suing Reggie Bush?
How the heck do you propose do something on campus? It is an open campus isn't it? Are you going to put guards at every entrance and check credentials? It is impossible to keep these snakes out. I suppose you can close practices, but that still doesn't keep those clowns off the campus. What if Lake and his partner never stepped on the campus at SC? What if all the contact was off campus with that creep Lamar Griffin? Just what can the University do?
the runners are the problem and there is nothing you can do about them on a college campus.