THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: Vandal coach Ford on transfer portal, agents ... and other things (part 2)

“So part of it is education, our guys know that hey, you don’t really NEED an agent until you NEED an agent," Fprd added. "And you don’t really need one until you start. Matyus McLain (the former Priest River High star who transferred to Washington State after a strong redshirt sophomore season at Idaho) probably needed an agent, just to make sure he could sift through all the contracts. I think we’ve done a really nice job of educating the guys to what this really is, and I’ll tell them the truth — I don’t think anyone NEEDS an agent, but if you think you may need some help, not necessarily negotiating the contracts but just understanding them and making sure you don’t lose a ton of money, I think that’s the time when you’d really need one."