The Oregon Incident

The issue of "Street Agents" has been a hot topic lately.  Following Cam Newton,  was the questioning of Trovon Reed and Greg Robinson for contact with Sean Nelson.  What most fans of rival teams that were giddy about this either didnt know or forgot to mention was that Will Lyles (see below for his clients) is in the same business as Nelson.  Now Rivals.com is reporting that Oregon has paid over $28,000 to two men acting as street agents. Baron Flenory and Will Lyles have been considered "family advisers" to blue chip highschool athletes from Texas, Lousiana, and Florida.  According to state expenditure records, Oregon paid $25K to Lyles and $3745 to Flenory.  Lyles works for Complete Scouting Services and Flenory for New Level Athletics.  These men run 7 on 7 competitions and serve as mentors to top athletes.  Lyles recently served as the mentor to Lache Seastrunk who many considered an Auburn lock early in his recruitment.  Then suddenly all interest in Seastrunk was lost and he eventually signed with Oregon. Shortly afterward Lyles received the $25000 from Oregon.  Could this be why?  Many schools use recruiting services, but the NCAA comes calling when it appears there has been some wrong doing. For your reference,  here is a list from Recruitocosm of players that Lyles has represented:

Patrick Peterson – LSU
RJ Jackson – LSU
Brandon Lafell – LSU
Terrence Tolliver – LSU
Lache Seastrunk – Oregon
Shaun Lewis – Oklahoma State
Toney Hurd – Oklahoma State
Ahmad Dixon – Baylor
Mike Goodson – A&M
Martellus Bennett – A&M
Trent Richardson – Bama
Reggie Bush – USC
Joe McNight – USC
Trevon Randle – LSU

While Chip Kelly is busy claiming that everything was done within the guidelines of the NCAA, the NCAA is busy probing into his recruiting services.  This is not all we will hear of this story.  I have a feeling this is just the tip of the iceberg.