
Winston Venable
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Winston Venable
@WinstonVenable
NFL & CFL AGENT | NIL & College Advisory | Boise State Football Alum | Former Chicago Bear



Jeff Garcia LIVED both leagues: CFL All‑Star, NFL Pro Bowler, and he’s telling you the truth some fans don’t want to hear: the talent gap is not as big as most believe, but the opportunity gap is massive! Sunk cost fallacy in action! Explained on page 59 of #BushLeagueBook

College athletics chose a system where both athletes and coaches—its most valuable, highly compensated personnel—can leave for direct competitors with virtually no post-exit restraints. Every other industry uses non-competes. This is a policy choice. And it’s fixable.

Schools: "We desperately need clear NIL rules!" CSC creates rules. Schools: immediately use MMR partners to circumvent $20.5M revenue-sharing caps. CSC this week: These deals "likely do not comport with the rules." Oh, the irony! linkedin.com/pulse/newslett…



LSU is putting a full court press on Lane Kiffin. Including promising him $25M annually in player payroll. Another example that the House settlement salary cap isn’t going to work as intended. Workarounds abound.








Meet the 24-year-old GM helping North Texas take aim at the College Football Playoff Today we kick off our GM Spotlight, a weekly series of Q&A’s with college football general managers. First up: UNT’s Raj Murti, one of the youngest GMs in the sport 👇🏽 nyti.ms/3WzwO5M




While only a couple NIL collectives have bypassed the CSC clearinghouse, another batch are ready to jump, source tells @on3 “I have a deal valued at over $20K, and if they don’t move on the deal soon, I’m never using the system again.” More: on3.com/nil/news/nil-c…


South Carolina is set to announce a five-year extension with Blanchard Machinery that will include on-field logos at Williams-Brice Stadium. By my count, South Carolina is the fourth SEC school to add an on-field sponsor for the coming season (Mizzou, Tennessee and Arkansas).