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OneLegUpAlex Media Kicks off March Madness Round of 64 With Terminello's Take, Pags' Perspective and NR MEDIA 3-19-26

March 19, 2026·51 min·4 clips

Nithin discloses he now represents sixth-graders in NIL deals while learning from legendary agent Lee Steinberg.

March Madness arrives fast. Alex opens on the Round of 64, puts Duke at the top of his bracket, and keeps Michigan around as the team that could matter if Duke's injuries turn into a real problem. The local names get time too. St. John's, Hofstra, LIU, and Siena all come up early, so the bracket talk has that nearby sports-bar feel before it stretches into the national picture. Duke is still treated as the clean favorite. The guest sees it as theirs to lose if they get healthy, but Michigan gets enough respect to stay in the title conversation. Then the show shifts. Ryan Pagano and Alex bring on Nathan from NR Media, and the conversation moves from picks to the business now wrapped around college sports. Nathan keeps it pretty plainspoken. He says he is an agent and a Nation's Best vice president partner, working NIL brand deals for young athletes. The part that jumps out is how young the pipeline can get. He mentions high school and college athletes, then sixth, seventh, and eighth graders, which makes NIL feel a lot less distant and a lot more immediate. For Nathan, the point is protection. He talks about NIL as a way to help athletes with money, family needs, and the work of building a brand while they are still playing. Alex mostly lets him talk. The questions are short and curious, which gives Nathan room to connect media work, production, agency, and NIL without making it sound too polished. The close stays loose, with thanks, future updates, event talk, and a quick Nebraska aside that turns into another little news moment. The episode works because it mixes bracket confidence, local sports wiring, and a live look at young athletes entering the NIL market.

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Bracket talk, NIL business, and a loose sports-radio pace that keeps the room moving.

This episode opens with March Madness bracket talk that feels informed without getting stiff. Duke gets the favorite tag, Michigan stays in the mix if Duke is still carrying injuries, and the local names get their turn too, with St.

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If you want a March Madness conversation that jumps from Duke to NIL, start here.

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