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'Street agents' are sliming the system: I've got a high school star, and the bidding starts at $10,000. Who wants in?(College Football)

The Sporting News

| February 11, 2005 | Hayes, Matt | COPYRIGHT 2005 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

At some point next week in a courtroom in Memphis, college football will take one giant leap backward when the gavel strikes and a trial ends. From then on, it's only going to get worse.

It's easy to turn apathetic because of the monotonous annual stories of rogue boosters infiltrating college campuses. Now the same, slimy corruption has found its way into high school football, soiling the system before it ever takes root.

In the week that we celebrate national signing day and the anticipation of another season, we also finally must acknowledge the seedy underside of recruiting.

"It's enough to make the hair on the back of your neck stand up," ...

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