DMN says consent not yet sought to speak to Navy coach....

[PonyDogg]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... 0e4b4.html

[RGV Pony]

so Kate retreaded a statement we all know Navy made earlier in the weekend, and looked up Johnson's agent's name, called him, and got nothing.

Well alright! Good to know someone has their finger on the pulse of the situation.

[SMU Football Blog]

Just for grins, can anyone definitively say that SMU needs permission to contact a coach under contract? I have looked and can't find the applicable NCAA rule or even a reference to such a rule from an "official" source. All I have seen is internet speculation that there is such a rule on message boards.

[ponyinNC]

Just for grins, can anyone definitively say that SMU needs permission to contact a coach under contract? I have looked and can't find the applicable NCAA rule or even a reference to such a rule from an "official" source. All I have seen is internet speculation that there is such a rule on message boards.

best place to look:

http://www.ncaa.org/library/membership/best_hiring_practices/best_hiring_practices.pdf

[SMU Football Blog]

Already read it. Permission is not even mentioned/discussed as a suggestion.

[ponyinNC]

Already read it. Permission is not even mentioned/discussed as a suggestion.

unfortunately, that was never covered in Paul Rogers' Sports Law class...

[jtstang]

We had an adjuct for Sports Law when I took it.

[ponyinNC]

We had an adjuct for Sports Law when I took it.

took it in 2002 or 2003...can't remember. but we had the texas rangers asst GM as a guest speaker one day..pretty cool.

[SMU89]

Neither party needs permission to talk through the agent.