If you have been following this site for over a year, then you have heard me talk about the Andrew Oliver case at least a few times. The main issue in the case is whether or not drafted players could use legal counsel to help them negotiate a contract. The NCAA has been very strict that these advisers violate the amateurism rule if they are paid like they were in the Oliver case. This is very interesting as MLB teams have lawyers helping negotiate contracts but the drafted player can’t? Don’t you think something is wrong there?
Cracking down on Advisers
– October 8, 2009Posted in: MLB Draft, NCAA Violations
Keith Law of ESPN has an excellent article about the NCAA not following a court order that came in the Andrew Oliver case a few weeks ago. The court ruled back in February that agents could represent student-athletes during negotiations with MLB clubs. 
The Andrew Oliver case against the NCAA finished yesterday January 13th according to court records obtained by The College Baseball Blog. The judge ended up taking the case under advisement and ordered both parties to file findings of fact and conclusions of law by January 23rd. After that, he will deliberate the case and issue an opinion in a week or two. We should see a decision at the end of January or at the beginning of February. 
My good buddy Darren Heitner who is the founder of 
The New York Times has put out an article today about the Andrew Oliver situation which ended up getting him suspended before the NCAA Tournament. He ended up getting suspended for his relationship with an agent after being drafted out of high school.
Our buddies over at 
The Arizona State Sun Devils recently had to suspend Jason Jarvis for some academic issues from this fall semester. Somehow the Sun Devils were able to get him eligible for last weekend’s tournament hosted by Arizona State where he made a pinch hitting appearance. The East Valley Tribune reported on Tuesday that former player and graduate manager Mikel Moreno was approached by Arizona State compliance officer Bill Kennedy about improper benefits going on in the program. 
According to an AP Report, FSU has put themselves on a self-imposed two years of Probation due to the Academic scandal which rocked the school this winter. This covers all FSU sports including their strong baseball program. We will see how this impacts the Seminole program. The full article is available 
