High School
‘Our coaches are crying for help’: Inside the fight to regulate agents in TXHSFB
Many elite Texas high school recruits are signing contracts before they sign with colleges. Now, a statewide push aims to protect families from unlicensed agents chasing a payday.
HOUSTON – Jay Mickens and Derek Lagway Sr. have lived parallel lives.
Both were high-level Division I athletes. Both were longtime youth sports coaches in the Houston area. And both rode a shared roller coaster of emotions watching their sons – Willis wide receiver Jalen Mickens and quarterback DJ Lagway – become one of the best passing duos in Texas high school football, then navigate everything that came with it.
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