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TideWarrior · 09-01-2009, 07:45 AM

Just some info for some of you junkies out there. September 1st one phone per week is allowed unless it is during official contact period and then unlimited calls can be made to that prospect.

This link has a recruiting calander on it. Until the week of Nov. 29th only 1 call per week but from Nov 29th thru Jan 30th unlimited calls. That is the period for getting in touch with players.

http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/AMA/r...t/Football.pdf

Also alot of fans wonder when prospects are coming for official visits. Some reasons they wait until later is because of not taking their test yet and/or registering with the NCAA clearing house.

Before a college may invite you on an official visit, you will have to provide the college with a copy of your high school transcript (Division I only) and SAT, ACT or PLAN score and register with the NCAA Eligibility Center.

Another thing to remember concerning the 28 signing rule, is it is in regards to the number of players that each team can sign to a NLI each year. With the exception of JUCO players, incoming freshman that enroll midyear can not sign a NLI.

Per NLI office:
What is the National Letter of Intent (NLI)?
The NLI is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete (high school, prep school, junior college) and a member institution.
Prospect agrees to attend institution full-time for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters).
Institution agrees to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters).
If a player enrolls school midyear than they can not sign a NLI, because of the above requirments.

Per NLI office:

May a midyear enrollee sign a National Letter of Intent?
No. Under the terms of the National Letter of Intent program, a written award of athletics aid for the entire academic year must accompany a National Letter of Intent. Accordingly, the National Letter of Intent program does not allow for prospective student-athletes enrolling at midyear to sign a National Letter of Intent. The National Letter of Intent program has created an exception to this general rule for midyear junior college transfer students in the sport of football. A midyear junior college transfer student in the sport of football may sign a National Letter of Intent during the designated signing period.

Now the signifigance of this is regarding how many you can sign and backcount. You still can only add 25 scholarship players per year with a max of 85 at anytime of the roster. To backcount scholarships you must have open spots for the prior year in regards to the 25 max.

Example lets say UT had only added 22 scholarship players for the 2009 class. So 3 spots are open. These 3 spots can be given to JUCO transfer players, Grayshirt players, and midyear enrollees. Usually the first two is where this is applied. But if UT only has 3 incoming freahman that enroll midyear you could backcount those 3 and still sign 28 more freshman in February on NSD and 25 of those count towards the scholarship max for the year and 3 that either grayshirt or go to JUCO. So in essence UT brought in 31 players but only signed 28 to NLIs. Also a grayshirt will not need to sign a new NLI because the original is valid for one full year.

09-01-2009, 07:45 AM	#34 (permalink)
TideWarrior Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 893	Just some info for some of you junkies out there. September 1st one phone per week is allowed unless it is during official contact period and then unlimited calls can be made to that prospect. This link has a recruiting calander on it. Until the week of Nov. 29th only 1 call per week but from Nov 29th thru Jan 30th unlimited calls. That is the period for getting in touch with players. http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/AMA/r...t/Football.pdf Also alot of fans wonder when prospects are coming for official visits. Some reasons they wait until later is because of not taking their test yet and/or registering with the NCAA clearing house. Before a college may invite you on an official visit, you will have to provide the college with a copy of your high school transcript (Division I only) and SAT, ACT or PLAN score and register with the NCAA Eligibility Center. Another thing to remember concerning the 28 signing rule, is it is in regards to the number of players that each team can sign to a NLI each year. With the exception of JUCO players, incoming freshman that enroll midyear can not sign a NLI. Per NLI office: What is the National Letter of Intent (NLI)? The NLI is a binding agreement between a prospective student-athlete (high school, prep school, junior college) and a member institution. Prospect agrees to attend institution full-time for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters). Institution agrees to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year (two semesters or three quarters). If a player enrolls school midyear than they can not sign a NLI, because of the above requirments. Per NLI office: May a midyear enrollee sign a National Letter of Intent? No. Under the terms of the National Letter of Intent program, a written award of athletics aid for the entire academic year must accompany a National Letter of Intent. Accordingly, the National Letter of Intent program does not allow for prospective student-athletes enrolling at midyear to sign a National Letter of Intent. The National Letter of Intent program has created an exception to this general rule for midyear junior college transfer students in the sport of football. A midyear junior college transfer student in the sport of football may sign a National Letter of Intent during the designated signing period. Now the signifigance of this is regarding how many you can sign and backcount. You still can only add 25 scholarship players per year with a max of 85 at anytime of the roster. To backcount scholarships you must have open spots for the prior year in regards to the 25 max. Example lets say UT had only added 22 scholarship players for the 2009 class. So 3 spots are open. These 3 spots can be given to JUCO transfer players, Grayshirt players, and midyear enrollees. Usually the first two is where this is applied. But if UT only has 3 incoming freahman that enroll midyear you could backcount those 3 and still sign 28 more freshman in February on NSD and 25 of those count towards the scholarship max for the year and 3 that either grayshirt or go to JUCO. So in essence UT brought in 31 players but only signed 28 to NLIs. Also a grayshirt will not need to sign a new NLI because the original is valid for one full year.