Recruiting Rules

Division I Football

Letters

Letters to you from coaches, faculty members and students are not permitted until September 1 at the beginning of your junior year.

Telephone Calls

College coaches may make one telephone call to you during the month of May of your junior year.
After the one permitted call in May of your junior year, college coaches may not call again until September 1 of your senior year.
Coaches may call you as often as they wish during a contact period. (See Recruiting Calendar).
Coaches may call you as often as they wish during the 48 hours before and after the initial signing date for the National Letter of Intent.
Outside of a contact period, coaches may telephone you once per week.

Contacts

What is a contact? A contact is any face-to-face meeting between you (or your parents or relatives) and college coach that includes any conversation other than “hello.” If a college coach meets you in-person at your school, or at one of your game’s or practice’s or at a pre-arranged meeting it is considered a contact even if no conversation takes place.

A college coach may contact you in person off the college campus only on or after July 1 after completion of your junior year.
Coaches may contact you off the college campus up to six times.
No more than one contact per week may occur during a contact period. (See Recruiting Calendar).
A college coach may visit your high school only once per week during a contact period.

Evaluations

What is an evaluation? An evaluation is any off-campus (college campus) activity used to assess your academic qualifications or athletic ability in which no face-to face contact between you the college coach occurs beyond a “hello.” Examples include watching you practice or compete in a game.

College coaches may not evaluate you more than three times each year.
Evaluations must be during Evaluation Periods (see Recruiting Calendar).
Only one evaluation may be used during the Fall evaluation period.
Only two evaluations may be used during the Spring evaluation period.
Once you sign a National Letter of Intent, you may be evaluated an unlimited number of times by coaches from the school with which you signed.

Official Visits

You make one expense-paid (official) visit to a particular campus beginning on the opening day of classes of your senior year.
You may take up to five official visits. (five different schools)
Before you make an official visit you must first provide the college with your high school transcript and a score from the PSAT, SAT, ACT or PACT Plus taken on a national test date.
Your visit may not exceed 48 hours.
You may receive round-trip transportation between your home and the campus.
You may receive meals, lodging and complimentary admission (general seating only) to campus athletic events.
A student host may help you become acquainted with campus life and may spend $30 per day to cover all costs of entertaining you.

Printed Materials

Coaches may provide you with the following printed materials on or after September 1 of your junior year:
- General correspondence, including letters and note cards.
- A questionnaire.
- A camp brochure.
- Official academic, admissions and student service publications and videos published by the college.
- A media guide or recruiting brochure.
- One wallet-size playing schedule card.
- Educational information published by the NCAA.
- College coaches may show you a highlight film/video, but may not leave it with you or your coach.
During an official or unofficial visit, coaches may provide you with:
- Game programs.
- One student-athlete handbook.
After you sign a National Letter of Intent the coaches may provide you with any necessary pre-enrollment information about orientation, conditioning, academics and practice activities.

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