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Agents
           (a) Represents or attempts to represent an individual for the                       Â
           purpose of marketing her or her athletics ability or                      Â
            reputation for financial gain; or
           (b) Seeks to obtain any type of financial gain or benefit   Â
            from securing a prospective student-athlete’s enrollment at    Â
           an educational institution or from a student-athlete’s   Â
            potential earnings as a professional athlete.
Agents and Extra Benefits: NCAA bylaw 12.3.1.2 states, “An individual shall be ineligible per Bylaw 12.3.1 if he or she (or his or her relatives or friends) accepts transportation or other benefits from:
           (a) Any person who represents any individual in the       Â
            marketing of his or her athletics ability. The receipt of such
           expenses constitutes compensation based on athlet ics skill
           and is an extra benefit not available to the stu dent body in
           general;
           (b) An agent, even if the agent has indicated that he or she
           has no interest in representing the student-athlete in the
           marketing of his or her athletics ability or reputation and
           does not represent individuals in the student-athlete’s sport.
Receipt of Improper Benefits: A student-athlete is determined to have received an improper benefit at the time the student-athlete accepts a benefit associated with an item that is not otherwise per- missible under NCAA legislation. The committee on infractions noted that in situations in which a student-athlete accepts but does not actually use the impermissible item, such information may be considered as a mitigating factor in any appeal for restoration of the student-athlete’s eligibility.Â
