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Recruiting
Information Prospects and Parents/Guardians
The Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse
What is the Initial Eligibility
Clearinghouse?
If you intend to participate in Division I athletics as a freshman, you must
register with & be certified by the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse
...
Your high school counselor should provide you with the student-release form
and a red brochure titled, "Making Sure You Are Eligible to Participate
in College Sports."
How do I register with the Clearinghouse?
Complete the student-release form and mail the top (white) copy of the form to
the Clearinghouse along with the $30 registration fee.
What else does the Clearinghouse need to
certify me?
After graduation and before school closes for the summer, your high school
must send the Clearinghouse a copy of your final transcript that confirms
graduation from high school ... You also must have your ACT or SAT scores sent
to the Clearinghouse.
How do I have my test scores sent to the
Clearinghouse?
Test scores must be sent directly from the testing agency ... You can
accomplish this by marking the proper code of the institution(s) to receive
your scores, or submit a request for an "Additional Score Report" to
the appropriate testing agency.
Recruiting Regulations
When do I become a prospective
student-athlete?
When you start ninth-grade classes ... Before the ninth grade, you become a
prospective student-athlete if a college gives you (or your relatives or
friends) any financial aid or other benefits that the college does not provide
to all prospective students.
When is a college considered to be
recruiting me?
If any coach or representative of the college's football program contacts you
(or any member of your family) by mail, phone or e-mail about enrolling and
participating in athletics at that college.
Who can recruit me?
Only university and/or college coaches, staff or approved scouts ... Alumni and friends of the
university are NOT permitted to contact prospective student-athletes in any
way.
Official Visits
How many official visits am I allowed to
take? Beginning when?
Each prospective student-athlete is limited to five official visits which may
be taken following the opening day of classes of your senior year of high
school ... You may take only one visit to any one institution.
What must the school have from me before I
take an official visit?
The recruiting institution may already have a high school or a college
transcript and ACT or SAT test scores on file if not they can request the
paperwork
Unofficial Visits
Can I pay my own way to visit a college
campus? Starting when?
You may visit an institution's campus at your own expense an unlimited number
of times before your senior year of high school and continuing in your senior
year ... You should plan at least 5 of these type of visits to colleges of your
choice on home game days ... You must call at least a week in advance to allow the
Athletic Dept time to prepare for your visit.
What can the school give me when I go on an
unofficial visit?
A maximum of three complimentary admissions to a campus athletic event in
which that school's team is competing, issued through a pass list only ... Such
complimentary admissions are for the exclusive use of the prospect and those
persons accompanying him on the visit ... They can be issued only on an
individual game basis.
Phone Calls
Who can call me on the phone? When? How
often?
Coaches are permitted to call you after July 1 after the completion of your
junior year ... After that date, a coach can call you or your parents or legal
guardian once a week ... Boosters are NOT permitted to call.
When are coaches or faculty members allowed
unlimited calls to me?
At the following times: During the five days immediately before your official
visit to that university; on the day of a coach's off-campus contact with you;
during the time beginning with the initial National Letter of Intent (NLI)
signing date in your sport through the two days after the signing date.
Are the phone call rules different for
football?
In football, coaches may call you once during May of your junior year and not
again until September 1 of your senior year of high school ... After that date,
a coach can call you or your parents or legal guardian once a week outside of
the contact period ... Boosters are NOT permitted to call ... Coaches can make
unlimited calls during the permissible off-campus contact periods and during
the 48 hours prior to and 48 hours after 8 a.m. on the initial signing date
for the NLI.
Can I call coaches collect or toll free?
When?
Yes ... You may call coaches or universities collect or use a toll-free (1-800)
number on or after July 1 after you complete your junior year of high school.
Correspondence And Recruiting Materials
From whom can I receive letters?
Coaches, faculty members and athletics staff members (but NOT boosters) can
send you letters ... Recruiting Services can send you a letter at any time as
they are separate organizations.
What can a university send me?
A College Football Program may provide you with the following materials:
General correspondence, questionnaires, e-mails, U.S. Postal Service letters
& postcards and institutional note cards, and materials printed on plain
white paper with black ink; NCAA educational information; pre-enrollment
information subsequent to signing a National Letter of Intent with the
university; one athletic publication (media guide or recruiting guide) which
may include only one color printing inside; official academic, admissions and
student services publications or videotapes produced by the institution and
available to all students.
Can they send me anything prior to my
junior year?
Only questionnaires and summer camp invitations.
