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Progress afoot on issue of rogue football agents NCAA, NFL and other officials working to slow the activity of unscrupulous agents in football will talk again next week and are close to handing down recommendations that would really make a difference, an NCAA director said Wednesday. "We continue to move this forward at a very rapid pace," said Rachael Newman Baker, who oversees agent, gambling and amateurism activities for the Indianapolis-based association. She declined, however, to indicate the direction the panel might take. Newman Baker said they're tweaking a plan of attack. "I would highly doubt if we get full consensus and we're ready to come out Monday and say, 'Here you go,' " she said. "I could envision one more call or in-person meeting before we get to that point. usatoday.com 10/17/10