Latish Kinsler, President of Football for LifeStyle Sports Agency, joins The Flagship Pod to talk about the state of recruiting in the NIL and transfer portal era.
Kinsler explains why he preaches fit over the highest bid, the three factors he values most when a family evaluates a school, and why this is the hardest time ever for high school recruits.
He also discusses his Rutgers ties to Joe Harasymiak, why he brought four of his top prospects to Amherst last month, and how the perception of UMass has changed around the recruiting world.
00:00 Intro
01:09 What an NIL agent actually does
02:45 Beyond the money: his three core values for evaluating a school
04:41 From four-year starter at Cincinnati to the NFL
05:15 How NIL, revenue sharing and the portal changed recruiting
07:13 The biggest misconceptions about NIL
09:14 How programs without big resources can compete for top players
11:20 His Rutgers ties to Joe Harasymiak and the UMass staff
12:50 Bringing four high-level prospects to visit UMass
13:52 How the perception of UMass has changed
16:26 Opportunity, playing time and player retention
17:49 The coaches who did not sign up for this era
22:21 Why the bulk of his business is underrated players
24:33 Wrap up
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