What is Amateurism?

Q:  As an agent, what do I need to do in order to contact a student-athlete at BYU?

A:  All athletic agents must receive initial permission from the Compliance Office prior to contacting any student-athlete of BYU. Severe repercussions are possible for violation of this rule, both to the agent and to the student-athlete. The State of Utah has passed legislation governing athletic agents.

Utah Agent Law

Utah state law and BYU policy place significant restrictions on the terms and conditions under which a prospective agent may interact with a BYU student-athlete.

For more information regarding the Utah Uniform Athlete Agents Act and BYU policy please contact the BYU Compliance Office.

1. All agents wishing to communicate in any way with a student-athlete with remaining intercollegiate athletics eligibility are required to hold an Athlete Agent License (hereinafter “License”) in the state of Utah. Prior to obtaining a License, an individual may not communicate with a student-athlete with remaining intercollegiate athletics ability in any manner designed to recruit or solicit the student-athlete to enter into an agency contract.
2. BYU requires that all agents wishing to communicate in any way with a student-athlete with remaining intercollegiate athletics eligibility notify either the student-athlete’s head coach or the BYU Compliance Office prior to such contact. In addition, in order to safeguard the integrity of its intercollegiate athletics programs, BYU respectfully requests that inquiries regarding student-athletes with remaining intercollegiate athletics eligibility not be made during the competitive playing season.