On today’s episode of Get IN. Sports, Dom Miranda sat down with ASCEND Football co-founders Randy Fisher (CEO and certified NFL agent) and DuJuan Daniels (COO and GM) about building a football-only agency that represents NFL, college, and high school athletes.
Daniels was 1997 Indiana Mr. Football who became a Patriots scouting assistant and later a national scout, and Fisher was a former trial attorney who moved into athlete representation. They explain how their complementary experience in draft rooms and legal negotiation shapes ASCEND’s approach.
The conversation focuses on NIL as “professional” P4 football, valuation vs. evaluation, early recruiting pressure, transfer-portal realities, predatory “street agents,” and why ASCEND emphasizes academics, character, fit (academic/football/social), and long-term financial planning while planting its flag in Indianapolis and the Midwest.
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DuJuan Daniels’ Path From Indiana Mr. Football to the NFL and ASCEND
Randy Fisher’s Journey From Trial Attorney to NFL Agent and ASCEND
NIL and the Transfer Portal in College Football
How ASCEND Helps Athletes
Why Indianapolis Is the Right Place for ASCEND
Thank you to our partner:
ASCEND Football