I have to be frank. The Jayson Jenkins’ situation is a bit confusing. Is the redshirt sophomore going to remain a Vol or not?
Tennessee’s football program was a bit surprised when news leaked that Jenkins would enter the transfer portal only for that news to be refuted by a report that claimed Jenkins would stay with the Vols.
There are a couple of theories that would ring true concerning the recent Jenkins developments. First, Jenkins’ computer could have frozen up just as he was about to enter his password for the transfer portal. Don’t you hate it when that happens? Second, the transfer portal could be frozen. After all, the NCAA is still in charge of that software, correct?
Or, and here is the most likely of the aforementioned scenarios, a sports agency declared that Jenkins was about to enter the transfer portal whether he knew it or not. After all, the transfer portal “announcement” came from a sports agency.
How’s that for shady? A&P Sports Agency has just less than 1,000 followers on Twitter and calls itself the “The #1 Agency Specializing in ‘NIL'” on its profile page. There is a website address attached, but it isn’t functioning correctly, which would only seem to further undermine the agency’s credibility. Also, it’s the worldsbestagency.com, which seems tough to prove.
Did Jenkins even want to transfer or was this a public demand for more NIL money by a third-party agent who was probably more concerned about money than Jenkins’ best interest? After all, their website claims “The best College Athletes to the best brands in the world!” How about the best futures for fine young men? I guess that was taken.
This probably isn’t the first time an agency has gotten too involved with a potential prospect and it almost certainly won’t be the last. However, Jenkins’ plight should be used as a example of the potential for abuse that comes with NIL. Agencies are – and will – be a factor in college football.
