TOPOU BLOWS WHISTLE ON AGENT

Oregon tackle Fenuki Topou (gesundheit . . . that never gets old . . . wait, maybe it isn’t that funny, after all) missed the team’s season-opening win because he admitted to receiving money from a sports agent.Topou told the school that he met with a representative of LMM Sports Management in July. The LMM representative paid for Topou’s $10 meal (what did he get, water and a house salad?) and then pressed five twenties into his hand during a parting handshake.Oregon notified the NCAA, which in turn notified the NFLPA.And the NFLPA likely will soon be up the rear end of LMM, whose principal agents are Ethan Lock, Eric Metz, and Lance Malinovic."I’m sorry that I allowed myself to be put in this situation,” Tupou said in a statement released by the school. “I apologized to my teammates and coaches. It will not happen again."Wow. We admire the kid for doing the right thing. The only problem is that, for every Fenuki Topou, there are countless others who pocket the money and never say a word.So here’s to you, Topou. If you’re ever in town, we’ll buy you a meal.As long as it’s only water and a house salad.