Swarm of agents continues to plague players, schools

It's a big weekend in East Lansing, Mich.

Michigan State is undefeated.

Notre Dame suddenly seems vulnerable.

The controversy around Reggie Bush might taint his award-winning career at Southern Cal. (AP)

Somewhere down the list on the hypemeter is the meeting of the two top-rated quarterbacks in next year's NFL Draft -- Brady Quinn and Drew Stanton.

Fans will be in a frenzy. Slimy agents shouldn't bother. Both quarterbacks are seniors with solid moral and athletic foundations.

Quinn has been insulated by his family and coach Charlie Weis, already having narrowed his list of potential agents to six.

Stanton is planning to interview a list of top agents himself when the time comes.

Kind of makes you wonder how Reggie Bush ever happened. The kid with the world at his feet reportedly took handouts from two agents. His parents -- with or without Bush's knowledge -- reportedly were cashing in on their son's talents for, well, cash.

Then it hits you when Quinn's coach asks a rhetorical question about unscrupulous agents.

"Why wouldn't you want a piece of $50 million?" Weis said.

What they don't tell you -- or maybe you've forgotten -- is that major college campuses are overrun with unethical agents and their servants. Maybe more than ever. As the NFL money has gotten bigger, agents have become more brazen.

Maybe Bush was the tipping point. Couldn't the family have waited a year until Reggie went pro? Some bank somewhere could have loaned the family money based on Bush's future earnings.

Maybe it's personal. Reggie was fun, good-looking, so cool and SoCal. Reggie was one of the best talents in college football history. Part of his legacy now is tainted.