{"product_id":"9781608197224","title":"Illegal Procedure: A Sports Agent Comes Clean on the Dirty Business of College Football","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor fifteen years, sports agent Josh Luchs made illegal deals with numerous college athletes, from top-tier, nationally recognized phenoms to late-round draft picks. Flagrantly flaunting NCAA and NFL Players Association rules, he made no-interest loans to players in exchange for the promise of representation on their lucrative pro contracts. After cleaning up his act in 2003, he moved to a new agency, only to be targeted and pushed out of the business for a new violation-one he arguably did not commit. Then, in October 2010, Luchs wrote a confessional article in \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, telling the truth about what he did and didn't do.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince then he has taken on a new role: whistle-blowing, truth-telling reformer. And in telling his own story, Luchs pulls back the curtain on the real economy of college football: how agents win players legally and otherwise, the staggering sums colleges make from an unpaid workforce, the shortfalls of supposed full-ride scholarships, and the myth of a college education given to scholarship jocks. Including new information about major players and scandalized programs such as USC, Auburn, and Ohio State, this book pulls no punches. It's a stunning and necessary read for anyone who loves the game, and the first step toward fixing a broken system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Josh Luchs' \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e story:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are no innocents in all this-including Luchs. The difference now is Luchs isn't claiming to be innocent.\" -\u003cb\u003eJohn Feinstein, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Luchs pulls] the inner workings of an oily business out of the shadows.\"-\u003cb\u003ePat Forde, ESPN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A must-read.\"-\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133992091888,"sku":"9781608197224","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608197224_p0.jpg?v=1763833140","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608197224","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}