Agents and Advisors - Central Michigan University Athletics

CMU Athletics strives to promote an environment for its student-athletes that extend the resources for utmost success once an individual's time at our University has elapsed. It remains a priority of the Compliance Office to provide guidance, resources, and assistance to student-athletes interested in pursuing a career in professional athletics. All the while, working tirelessly to ensure student-athlete well-being, amateurism, and eligibility are maintained.

CMU's Agent and Advisor Policy requires all individuals acting as an agent to register on an annual basis with the Compliance Office, prior to initiating contact with any student-athlete(s) or their family member(s).

The term agent includes, but is not limited to, actual athlete agents, runners, financial advisors, certified contract advisors, marketing representatives, brand managers, or anyone who is employed or associated with such person(s).
Contact includes any communication via text, social media, phone, mail, etc., as well as face-to-face interactions. Any form of contact with a student-athlete who is not eligible to enter into a professional sports contract is strictly prohibited.

For instances where a student-athlete or their family member request information from, or to speak to, an agent or advisor prior to exhausting eligibility - the agent/advisor must contact the Compliance Office before responding to the student-athlete or his/her family member.

CMU Athletics encourages agents and advisors to operate transparently and distinctly within NCAA rules when providing advisory services to student-athletes and their families. These guidelines specify,

NCAA rules strictly prohibit student-athletes from entering into any written or verbal agreement with an agent.
NCAA rules strictly prohibit student-athletes with remaining eligibility from accepting any benefit (no matter the frequency or scale) from any individual, including agents and advisors. Especially, free or reduced services; such as, legal services, physical/sport-related training, etc.
NCAA rules strictly prohibit any individual (except a parent/legal guardian) from negotiating or otherwise representing a current student-athlete in communication(s) with a professional sport organization.

Central Michigan University is committed to maintaining a culture of compliance as it relates to student-athlete/agent interactions. Adherence with NCAA legislation pertaining to agents and advisors is of immense importance to the Compliance Office. We respectfully request your cooperation with all NCAA regulations, CMU policies, and Mid-American Conference bylaws governing agent and advisor interactions with student-athletes.

The Compliance Office would like to thank you in advance for your combined effort in protecting the eligibility of our Chippewa Student-Athletes. Should you have any questions or concerns while reviewing this information, please feel free to reach out to the Compliance Office at athlcompliance@cmich.edu.

Any agent or advisor seeking to engage with a Chippewa Student-Athlete, may submit an Agent/Advisor Registration Form to the Compliance Office for review.