Friday Night Bourbon returns with a look at Wild Turkey Rare Breed and the legacy of master distiller Jimmy Russell.

Russell began his career at Wild Turkey in 1954 and helped shape one of bourbon’s most respected traditions through decades of consistency, craftsmanship, and patience. His story reflects something rarely discussed in today’s instant-results culture: true legacy is built slowly.

This episode blends bourbon appreciation with the cultural traditions of the South, the discipline behind long-term excellence, and the parallels between craftsmanship and leadership.

Friday Night Bourbon is part of Agent Confidential, exploring the traditions, stories, and personalities that shape the world behind sports, business, and Southern culture.

Pour something good and enjoy the conversation.

NIL is not chaos. It is leverage redistribution.

In this Special Intelligence Briefing, Faux Jimmy Sexton breaks down what is really happening inside college athletics as NIL, the transfer portal, and new legal challenges reshape the power structure of college sports.

Using recent comments from Houston coach Kelvin Sampson and emerging trends across football and basketball, this episode explains how roster construction, recruiting strategy, and athlete movement are becoming permanent negotiation cycles.

Inside this briefing:

• Why NIL is shifting control away from institutions
• Why basketball is becoming the acceleration point for NIL evolution
• How transfer portal economics are resetting recruiting markets
• What G League eligibility challenges could mean for college rosters
• Why coaches are increasingly losing information advantage
• Where revenue sharing and roster salary structures are likely headed

This is not speculation. This is what negotiation rooms are already discussing.

Because once leverage changes, the entire system reorganizes around it.

Remember…

NIL guarantees money.
The system guarantees nothing.

Agent Confidential — the voice behind the deals shaping college sports.

The playoff is over.

Now the real deals get done.

In this episode of Agent Confidential, Faux Jimmy Sexton breaks down what actually matters now:

• Why Buyout Island never closes

• How portal decisions are made (and why they’re not emotional, they’re mathematical)

• The leverage schools don’t admit they’re using

• The quiet rules agents, collectives, and coaches all understand

• What spring ball will reveal that fans will miss

• And who’s already winning and losing the next cycle

College football doesn’t slow down.
It just changes form.

🎧 Inside the chaos.
🎙️ No press releases.
💼 No innocence.

Welcome back to Agent Confidential.